Confessions of a Suburban Mom – Part One

While writing my suburban mom confession, I need to confess to writing a long and unwieldy blog post.  Whenever you combine suburban guilt and mother guilt, things get complicated, so I’m making this a two-part post.

 

 This is my confession:  I chose to raise my four sons in the safety of suburban life. I chose to protect them from the troubled experiences of my own youth and from a mean world outside. I knew living in a safe area never guaranteed an absence of danger, but I was going to try my...