Hi hirthdfhhh Readers! It takes all kinds…even the kind that thinks men are raping random children on planes, I guess. Here’s a note that came in response to my post below this one, about Virgin Air’s policy of not allowing males to sit next to unaccompanied minors: I agree with the policy. It is too […]
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Man on Plane Must Change Seats — He’s Next to 2 Boys. Australians Outraged!
Hey Folks! Encouraging news in our war on predator panic! Over in Australia, on Virgin, a man named Johnny McGirr, 33, was seated next to two unaccompanied boys, aged about 8 and 10. The stewardess made him move because that’s the airline’s policy: Women can sit next to kids, men are apparently just too likely to […]
If You Are Male, You Are Under Suspicion
Hi enzrsrbzrh Folks — Two letters I got, two days apart: Dear Free-Range Kids: I have always wanted to have something to share about my experience as a Free-Range Kid parent, but today I don’t get to do that. My story is of how the 9 or 10-year-old girl from down the street came over […]
Fire vs. Predator: Which Does Society Protect Kids From?
Hi ddhsetbbsk Folks! I found this story fascinating, in how starkly it prioritizes our fears. Â — L. Dear Free-Range Kids: I recently had a conversation with a firefighter that stopped me in my tracks and I wanted to share it with you. I was writing a story about how to do a home fire drill […]