State lawmakers are mulling a law that would establish commonsense protections for families that give their children a reasonable amount of independence.
My Dad told me that when he was 9, him and his brother rode their bikes to the ferry and went to Canada and came back. He never told his mom until he was an adult. They left the fucking COUNTRY.
I did this too in the mid 2000s before most kids had a cell phone. There was no way to contact my parents or for them to contact me for hours at a time. I would even be out by myself all day. I know people today who are afraid to let their kids do that because of how dangerous it is, but they’re kids have smartphones with gps location tracking on it. They somehow think it’s more dangerous for kids today.
When I was 9 my friends and I would ride our bikes miles from home on a regular basis.
My Dad told me that when he was 9, him and his brother rode their bikes to the ferry and went to Canada and came back. He never told his mom until he was an adult. They left the fucking COUNTRY.
I did this too in the mid 2000s before most kids had a cell phone. There was no way to contact my parents or for them to contact me for hours at a time. I would even be out by myself all day. I know people today who are afraid to let their kids do that because of how dangerous it is, but they’re kids have smartphones with gps location tracking on it. They somehow think it’s more dangerous for kids today.