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I moved back to the US from Switzerland when my daughter was 3. My suburban neighbors don’t get the way I parent.

I moved back to the US from Switzerland when my daughter was 3. My suburban neighbors don’t get the way I parent.

Ever since returning to the Chicago area after living for almost a decade in Switzerland, my nice suburban neighbors have scrutinized my parenting. The biggest shock to the community was when I decided that my 7-year-old daughter was responsible enough to walk five blocks to school alone. “You know, we’d be happy to drive her...