tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495187143203589224.post6217075382844163074..comments2023-07-21T03:49:30.877-06:00Comments on The perfect thought at the perfectly wrong time: neigborhood crimeAmanda S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11252666997988047431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495187143203589224.post-81963685760404745542016-06-21T14:15:18.859-06:002016-06-21T14:15:18.859-06:00We lived in a not-terrible but not-good neighborho...We lived in a not-terrible but not-good neighborhood for 4 years in Houston. Our neighbors were mostly black or Hispanic. We had crime as well; one example was when the boys across the street stole their neighbors car. Now we live in Tucson and it's a respectable Suburban neighborhood, predominately white. We didn't make one friend in our neighborhood in Houston for 4 years and yet we have found it easy to make friends here. I would not have felt comfortable with our kid going to school where we lived in Houston but we love the public school here. Sort of like you the only silver lining I could find was that it helped me appreciate the "complexity of race relations". Perhaps you will have better luck than we did and you will thrive and blossom where we did not. They say that some people can blossom wherever they are planted, hopefully you are one of them!<br /><br />You might be interested in this study<br /><br />http://www.urbanchildinstitute.org/sites/all/files/databooks/TUCI_Data_Book_V_2010.08_community.pdfSamuel Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807284101507655289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495187143203589224.post-65253240479106307232016-04-16T23:48:40.429-06:002016-04-16T23:48:40.429-06:00Such an interesting post. It's hard but good t...Such an interesting post. It's hard but good to be out of your comfort zone. But I also think it's good to stay safe, especially with kids! That's a delicate balance. Thanks for sharing what life is like for you right now. Sounds like there is a lot going on!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289001897518175662noreply@blogger.com