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BATTLEGROUND: PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES
Posted on May 7, 2008 by Baby Wars
Katrina Onstad did a great job of capturing the increasingly cavernous divide between those of us who don’t have children and those of us who do—but she was certainly helped by drawing out some amazingly idiotic quotes from a few alarmingly self-justifying parents. I fear for their kids. When parents consider their oversized strollers “payback” on TTC patrons or think it’s OK to shut down one of the few remaining leash-free dog parks in the city because “your dog doesn’t grow up to be a taxpayer,” then their children aren’t learning how to coexist with people who aren’t like them—an essential tool when growing up in an urban environment like ours. It’s pretty childish to consider someone else’s lack of courtesy a justification for one’s own. So maybe these parents aren’t rejuveniling—it seems to me that they’re just people who haven’t really grown up yet themselves. Continue...
Baby Wars
In the May issue of Toronto Life, Katrina Onstad’s in-depth feature “Baby Wars” examined the growing tension between the city’s hipster parents and its childless masses. The wars are being fought on a number of battlegrounds, some of which are listed on the left. In this forum, we invite you to read some of the letters we received in reaction to this piece and to share your own opinions, ideas, experiences and advice.
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