From a parenting perspective, Polimom found the story about the beating and assault in Spring unbelievably disturbing. I wrote about it at the Chronicle this morning: The scary kid next door
Kids today…
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This past Friday night, the Spirit of Christmas (in the form of a group of teenagers) visited Polimom’s street. They moved from house to house, ringing doorbells; if someone was home, they stood on the porch and sang to them …
