Kids play in our street all the time - dodge ball, football/baseball toss, skate, bike, etc. just drive careful.

They keep saying kids need more exercise and to go out & play. So when they do someone always find fault. Let kids be kids... I'm getting older but I still haven't become some grumpy old person who never wants to be within a mile of kid. Kids are really getting a bad rap lately.

@OddThomas Yes I do encourage my children to play outside. So do most parents of healthy kids. My street is not a main thoroughfare and every house but 1 has 2+ kids. All the Moms park ourselves in lawn chairs in the afternoon and chat while our kids have healthy exercise outside. If that's child endangerment than someone has issues! I much rather my 6 yr old son ride his bike where I can see him vs somewhere a predator can prey on him!! I rather see the high school age boys throwing a football in the street on the weekend than going out getting in trouble. The fact that you imply that I am condoning a "bad and dangerous activity" is ludicrous to me. And as far as not wanting them in my driveway is more due to my husb & I both drive Trucks that are parked in the driveway! Not that I even feel as that I should even need to explain these actions to you. If you think I should have my kids out and about on their own.. Or holed up inside 24/7 on video games than that's your own opinion. If any of these kids didn't move or were being rude not moving out of a cars way.. You would hear the moms repermand that child even if it wasn't hers! Just as we have spoken to a teen and his mom for him speeding down the street! The enjoyment of the kids outside being kids and riding bikes, throwing balls, on scooters, playing hockey, BB, will continue on our street and everyone here supports it. If you feel the need to act like CPS should be involved for actions like these... Well all be out on the driveways & street @ 4:30 to chat.

Crap like this is why I moved. Ugg. So stupid.

@tb505 @Tuckersmom Yes... be careful... that is the mantra... but you want the cake and eat it too... First, I never said "don't let your kids play outside"... but @Tuckersmom has overreacted to almost everything on this forum and that is to be expected. I do find it interesting that when people comment on a post you clearly want to draw attention to, you fly off into a paragraph or two of incorrect assumptions and rage. Bottom line is this... if someone doing the speed limit down the street hit your kid who was playing in the street, you would call the cops and file a complaint or press charges or do whatever you could to get some form of restitution for all the pain and suffering... and you would be right to do so. However, if someone were to flip it on you and file charges for knowingly allowing your child to play in a trafficked street and thus become a hazard to the DRIVER, how would you react? You cannot have it both ways and shun any accountability. Did you ever think that is what the neighborhood is trying to do??? Manage accountability for everyone's best interest? Lastly, just as food for thought... pedestrians do not always have the right of way. Look... getting upset over an issue is one thing, but failing to see that you too have accountability is blindness. And when one points that out, don't get offended.

Tuckersmom - I don't think anyone on here has anything against what you describe. The issue is the 15-18 year old kids that take over a street playing basketball and create issues for homeowners trying to get home. It has happened to my wife!

Whats keep me from getting home is all those cars parked at the schools into WLH, a major street. What poor *** planning.

@Atasca Veteran I love that!

@Atasca Veteran I completely agree with you if that happened to me too. In my previous post I was simply pointing out that's wasn't my case here because people post things that could be of concern but didn't know if applied here. As to 👆 making the statement of playing in the street is " child endangerment by encouraging minors to perform activites in unsafe environment" & " passing the buck as a parent". Which were his words ..I do equate that what he is saying applies to my street. And imo is more like me buying alcoholic beverages for teens and should be punished! I agree that if kids play on a street like WLHP sure bad parents!
However as to me overreacting to almost everything in this forum?? Ummm stating facts that do apply to me isn't doing that. It's is community forum everyone's entitled to say whatever. Giving the reason I don't want them in my drive way so I'm condoning street play = me passing the buck? If I'm "flying off the handle with incorrect assumptions here ... Well I apologize! If I'm drawing attention to myself ditto! Lol but having my cake and eating it too?.... Isn't that more the swingers forum?!

@lynnsgirl Sorry peeps! started a new job two weeks ago and it's eating the old lady's lunch and dinner! as for the "whole story" once tuckersmom gave a general location of the home I realized we are speaking of two different homes in AW regarding BB goals. Again, the other home is a whole "other" story. Sorry for the confusion... I have no problem admitting I was wrong to assume it could/would be the same home.