I wanted to bring back the way kids played when I was growing up in the 90s, so I started a play club to foster independence

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Abigail Weidner, 36, a mom of three from Billings, Montana. It has been edited for length and clarity.My kids socialized with a lot of kids in our former city of San Antonio. They had friends who lived on our cul de sac and we'd meet other children in the park.