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Originally Posted by The Village Girl

The Villages is a different situation where the mode of transportation is Golf Cart. In any other community, a child would not be allowed to drive a golf cart without being stopped.

As to permissiveness and child abuse. You might want to ask the mother of the daughter who is so crippled that she won't be thrown in prison for drunk driving and killing her best friend. Her mom couldn't say no to her driving the hot mustang. Granted, some kids are lucky and don't get caught. This one did. She is my niece.
Oh, and BTW, can you let us know when your grandkids are in town so we can watch out for them?

I am so sorry for your niece and her parents. I can just imagine the guilt that they feel and will carry for the rest of their lives.

The world was a different place when we were growing up. Hence, the tractor driving and mini-bike riding. I once smashed into a tree on a snowmobile, head first. Thank God I was wearing a helmet.

Now these kids are playing video games with "crash 'em and smash 'em" storylines and they are feeling totally invincible with that "it could never happen to me" mantra playing in their heads.

Go ahead, hand them the keys to your golf cart.

All I know is that I don't want or need that "burden of guilt" if something does happen.