"My I.D. Card From 1985 (like I was going to get kidnapped with that hair!)" From Rebecca.
Seems like in my childhood there was a time that everyone was frightened of children getting kidnapped. I remember getting fingerprinted just in case I got abducted. I'm sure it happens sometimes and it's scary and tragic, but perhaps the precautions were a bit alarmist. Seems like they tried to put the fear of God into us kids to not speak to people we didn't know. "The world is scary, kids, and don't trust anyone." I'm sure they were well intentioned.
That was in rural boonies, USA. Now, living in the vice and crime-ridden den of iniquity they call New York City, I try to teach my young son that the world is safe, people are mostly good, and he has nothing to be afraid of. I'll tell you how it turns out in 15 years.
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