[allmodelsRwrong]

This is pretty random and I realize your concern is safety for your family and the following point will do nothing to address that.

I just wanted to say, when I was a kid I saw a lot of homelessness and I think it helped foster some sense of humanity. One thing I still think about from time to time. I saw a kid, around the same age as me at the time, with no hands begging for money. I distinctly remember this feeling of "that could very easily be me, just a few variables different".

I guess the reason I'm saying this is as a parent, I don't wont to hide this from my kid. And this is not to say that I think your comment was to hide this from your kids. This is just what I thought about after reading it. It just gave me a lot to think about and I am not sure of a way to safely do this but I think its important. This is the system we actively participate in and endorse in one way or another. I don't want my kid to look away at the ugly parts.

[kache_]

I grew up near San Francisco and saw a lot of homelessness as well. You're right. Some degree of exposure helps kids build a realistic world view and how expansive the variety of human experience can be.