Prevalence in Hinsdale/Western Springs (Naperville: houses, school, taxes)

[JFangel]

I recently moved to Hinsdale area. I want my kid to have more opportunities in education that the school has to offer. So we moved here but I’m a bit frightened by what I have seen.

My concerns are regarding drug usage and promiscuity. I have the unfortunate experience of knowing people in western springs that swap partners with each other and in front of their children. Disturbing as that may be to me, they seem to think it is normal. Drugs and alcohol are also “normal” as long as they function with it. I have even heard Western Springs referred to Whispering Springs because all the bored housewives/moms sleep with each other’s husbands/dads.

So my question for this forum is how prevalent is this thinking in this area? Are the kids learning this thinking from their parents and practicing promiscuity and using drugs and think it is normal?

[damba]

It’s the company you keep, apparently. In front of the kids? Yuck.

[Curly Q. Bobalink]

First thought in my mind was, "I wonder if there are any houses I could afford in Western Springs?"

JFangel, I hate to accuse anyone of having a wild imagination without knowing for sure, but on the first post? Please. I knew at least one person in Western Springs for years, and if this were anywhere near prevalent, she would have told me. Isolated incident? Sure, anything's possible. But W.S. being a modern Peyton Place? How is it that you came to know all these people, anyway?

[fusillirob1983]

Originally Posted by JFangel

I recently moved to Hinsdale area. I want my kid to have more opportunities in education that the school has to offer. So we moved here but I’m a bit frightened by what I have seen.

My concerns are regarding drug usage and promiscuity. I have the unfortunate experience of knowing people in western springs that swap partners with each other and in front of their children. Disturbing as that may be to me, they seem to think it is normal. Drugs and alcohol are also “normal” as long as they function with it. I have even heard Western Springs referred to Whispering Springs because all the bored housewives/moms sleep with each other’s husbands/dads.

So my question for this forum is how prevalent is this thinking in this area? Are the kids learning this thinking from their parents and practicing promiscuity and using drugs and think it is normal?

I met someone that teaches at LTHS a few years back. I heard similar things from them. I'm not from that area and thus can't confirm it myself, but it's strange that I'm hearing this now for a second time.

[OPRFmama]

I went to HC in the late 90s, and drugs were commonplace. I think the more affluent areas tend to have worse problems because of teens having access to money. Most of us steered clear of that scene, but it was there for anyone who wanted to partake.

[JFangel]

Originally Posted by Curly Q. Bobalink

First thought in my mind was, "I wonder if there are any houses I could afford in Western Springs?"

JFangel, I hate to accuse anyone of having a wild imagination without knowing for sure, but on the first post? Please. I knew at least one person in Western Springs for years, and if this were anywhere near prevalent, she would have told me. Isolated incident? Sure, anything's possible. But W.S. being a modern Peyton Place? How is it that you came to know all these people, anyway?

There are definitely houses in western springs at the 250k mark but taxes are heavy. Hinsdale is a different story.

Well, I appreciate your skepticism but I’m not going close to identifying any of them. I know them well. I’m concerned for their children and I just want to know how common this is in the area.

I did a google search for “are drugs a problem in Hinsdale?” And a post from here in 2012 came up. So instead of replying g to an 8 year old post, I signed up and made my own post.

I just hope you can understand my concern about it.

[JFangel]

Originally Posted by fusillirob1983

I met someone that teaches at LTHS a few years back. I heard similar things from them. I'm not from that area and thus can't confirm it myself, but it's strange that I'm hearing this now for a second time.

Well that means it’s at least a thing for some groups of people in the area because the people I know have elementary aged children. 8 adults, 9 kids.

[damba]

Originally Posted by JFangel

There are definitely houses in western springs at the 250k mark but taxes are heavy. Hinsdale is a different story.

Well, I appreciate your skepticism but I’m not going close to identifying any of them. I know them well. I’m concerned for their children and I just want to know how common this is in the area.

I did a google search for “are drugs a problem in Hinsdale?” And a post from here in 2012 came up. So instead of replying g to an 8 year old post, I signed up and made my own post.

I just hope you can understand my concern about it.

What I don’t understand is, how anyone could use the arguably ‘end of the bell curve’ example (from your particular associates/friend group) as any sort of norm. This type of behavior (at least the swapping partners in front of the kids part) is the exception, not the rule.

As far as the drugs part, where have you previously resided that this wasn’t ever a conversation? They unfortunately affect all strata of society. We do what we can to keep our families safe, without pointing a finger at any particular community or level of wealth as the main contributor.

My gut feeling is you simply are encountering a bad crowd, unintentionally.

[fusillirob1983]

Originally Posted by damba

What I don’t understand is, how anyone could use the arguably ‘end of the bell curve’ example (from your particular associates/friend group) as any sort of norm. This type of behavior (at least the swapping partners in front of the kids part) is the exception, not the rule.

As far as the drugs part, where have you previously resided that this wasn’t ever a conversation? They unfortunately affect all strata of society. We do what we can to keep our families safe, without pointing a finger at any particular community or level of wealth as the main contributor.

My gut feeling is you simply are encountering a bad crowd, unintentionally.

Yes, at least from the drugs standpoint, it seems like that element exists in a lot of towns, but not everyone's doing it. Naperville has a reputation for kids being involved in drugs, but I haven't seen an element in my few years in town oof anything except for decent, normal people trying to raise their kids properly.

[JFangel]

Originally Posted by damba

What I don’t understand is, how anyone could use the arguably ‘end of the bell curve’ example (from your particular associates/friend group) as any sort of norm. This type of behavior (at least the swapping partners in front of the kids part) is the exception, not the rule.

As far as the drugs part, where have you previously resided that this wasn’t ever a conversation? They unfortunately affect all strata of society. We do what we can to keep our families safe, without pointing a finger at any particular community or level of wealth as the main contributor.

My gut feeling is you simply are encountering a bad crowd, unintentionally.

This post is asking about prevalence. It is not declaring anything. I don’t think anyone is saying it’s related to wealth or even declaring it to be a particular problem for the area. But it is worth exploring just how prevalent it is because it definitely exists in the area. Being dismissive of a valid question doesn’t serve anyone’s interests.