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[Bill Z]

Yep, I agree totally about the cell phones. I wish there were a way to block anyone from calling my daughter's cell phone, that I don't know personally.

Depending on the phone you have, you can program phones to restrict calls.

You also can password protect your settings, so your child can't change them.

[cw68]

Reminds me of the discussion in an old thread where Farley noted his enjoyment of nude sun bathing in his fenced backyard. That would be quite a surprise for another young man !
I'm probably dating myself, but we had a party line when I was a kid in Wisconsin. Nothing was private, and my dad had to yell at the neighbor when he wanted to make a phone call because she talked so much.

Re the main thread, I think it's okay for kids to be kids and to play; however, my concern with having kids in my backyard would be that they would hurt themselves climbing my fence and then sue me for injuries.

We had a party line at our cottage in Wisconsin into the early '90s.