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Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town (reason.com)

submitted 5 days ago by DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 78 points 5 days ago (3 children)

All of Gen-X would like a word...

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)

'be home for supper' and/or 'call if you're gonna be late'.

those were mom's rules back then. she only got worried and upset if i was late and did not call.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago

Come in when the street lights turn on.

Don't go too far.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

Locking the door and forcing a kid to ring the doorbell and beg to be let in after dark was just a thing back then. I hope the lack of any consequences and independence doesn't hurt American kids' development when, say, Romanian kids are still afforded freedom.

[–] ExhaleSmile@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I love this comment!

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Really? They're generally pretty quiet and forgetable.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 days ago

Because we're independent AF. We don't need looking after. We're hardened by years of raw neglect 😅