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MissMillie

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30. I don't watch videos.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #26)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 06:16 PM

Sep 2022

I just think that 5 years old is to young to be ALONE anywhere.

I wouldn't leave a 5 year old alone inside my house. Seriously. I don't think anyone else here would either.

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I'm Afraid My Neighbors Will Call Cops if My Kids Walk Alone [View all] Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 OP

I agree with you that it's difficult for kids to Quakerfriend Sep 2022 #1

I agree that five is too young. Laffy Kat Sep 2022 #13

I grew up in a small town. When I got my bike in jr. high I was just about anywhere in town. Thomas Hurt Sep 2022 #2

I think 5 is too young. Too many things could happen. Karadeniz Sep 2022 #3

I agree with you.... too young to be out of ear-shot MissMillie Sep 2022 #22

When I was in kindergarten, I walked 7 blocks to and from school. rsdsharp Sep 2022 #4

In '65 I started 1st grade. Igel Sep 2022 #15

I think lots of bad things happened back then also JI7 Sep 2022 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #5

I also think 5 is too young. Deuxcents Sep 2022 #6

I do too, and I was a young child in the 1940's. At that age marybourg Sep 2022 #10

I raised my only son in the 1970's, and in those days it was much easier FakeNoose Sep 2022 #7

I think 5 is too young but a lot depends kacekwl Sep 2022 #8

What my sister & I got by with in a relatively small town when growing up is light years away from hlthe2b Sep 2022 #9

When I was 5 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 #11

BINGO! OldBaldy1701E Sep 2022 #21

To me it's not just that someone might do something terrible to the child MissMillie Sep 2022 #24

Well, all I can say is this. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2022 #26

I don't watch videos. MissMillie Sep 2022 #30

Break a bone? Really? Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 #28

OK, so when the kid does break a bone while s/he's ALONE on a playground... MissMillie Sep 2022 #29

Most kids Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 #31

If I knew the other kids or adults MissMillie Sep 2022 #33

I think you are being ridiculous Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 #35

And I think it's rude of you to call me names because you disagree with me. MissMillie Sep 2022 #37

......... Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 #38

Me and my young friends were free... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 #12

My kids were up and down the block Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 #36

Oh, yes! I had Big Wheels too! Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 #39

More like 7, rather than 5. No Vested Interest Sep 2022 #14

I would not let 5 year olds go alone Frances Sep 2022 #16

I think I was about 5 MiniMe Sep 2022 #17

I grew up in Millburn, N.J. I lived across the street from the Papermill Playhouse. 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #18

The only thing I would say is this. I was 7 and my sister was 5 we walked to school in a Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #19

I just feel sorry for the kids today. slightlv Sep 2022 #20

I do too Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 #32

Remember Halloweens in the dark with no parents tagging along?! slightlv Sep 2022 #34

Imagine a world where children of any age are safe anywhere. twodogsbarking Sep 2022 #23

I think you mean Japan masmdu Sep 2022 #25

In Japan Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 #40