I'm asking everyone I know how they approach it.
When we moved the whole four blocks to our new, more permanent home, I saw way more families out and about even at night time. It made me feel safe. I always felt fine here in Rogers Park. But if these women around me feel comfortable enough to take a walk with their three children when it's dark out ... well then I should too!
When a place becomes your home, your feelings change.
I am proud of this street. This block.
I don't want to be afraid and I don't want others to fear.
The Lord is my Shepherd.
A scary incidence did spur on this thinking, though.
A reminder that things happen.
But honestly, I'd rather they happen here, on a block with a hundred other people, than out in the country where I'm miles from another human.
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