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But I do know that the beach is not a safe place for kids to play unsupervised, and that lifeguards are not babysitters, and that even well-behaved nine-year-olds are not responsible enough to mother two younger kids when they too are expecting to be able to play and talk with friends, and that kids that age bicker and fight with each other and that a nine-year-old doesn't have the clout to make them do anything or stop doing anything if their parents aren't around, and is just as likely to sink to their level and get into the squabble.

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Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin