A recent conversation...

Me: Our kids always play in the front yard. Since we are nestled in a subdivision, we get very little traffic.

Friend: Oh, we live on a cul-de-sac, but we NEVER let our kids play out front. (Kids aged 7,6,4) We are waaayyyyy too overly protective.

(Fast forward 15 minutes into the conversation)

Friend: When we go camping in the mountains, we have the kids wear whistles so they can wander around and yet still be able to alert us if they encounter a mountain lion or bear.

Still makes me chuckle when I think about it!