I wish it was on-line, and I wish it was only me

The stress doubles when it is your loved ones with too few years to have enough experience. My boy is just starting college next year. He is not a trouble maker by any means, but he can be bullied very easy, and he can explode in moments of anger and that is how some smarter boys can put him in trouble.

It is me and the family as a whole I am worried about. My wife has already seen enough when she was working and she quit afew years back. It was safer ( and saner ) for her to stay home, but the kids have to go out and explore life.

These waves of hate seem to behave like tidal waves; going up and down every few years.

Back to planning.

I was wondering if "scaling down" gear was a better choice in such situation.

A few years back I would use a pocket knife no problem, but these days, I prefer to use one arm of the scissors to cut a box open, just to "blend in" and look as unprepared and as "undangerous" as the rest.