The Saddest Thing About Living in Our 'Playdate Society'

Mostly, I played outside with other kids from my neighborhood -- it's what we did in the early '80s.

Yes, there was a small group of kids who were the children of some teachers my mom taught with, and we would play in our sunny backyard in the summer, when our moms weren't working -- but generally, I played with other kids in my neighborhood.

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