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I hate all the internet shaming that goes into this. Everyone on the internet feels that they get to judge a parent's parenting ability. Some kids are more re
by pm24601 10y ago
I hate all the internet shaming that goes into this.
Everyone on the internet feels that they get to judge a parent's parenting ability.
Some kids are more responsible than others.
I was handling myself at age 6 in Europe. I was navigating public busses from age 6 on.
I have had police officers tell me I am putting my own kids in danger by leaving them alone in a car.... when they were 8 and 7 years old (and in front of my house).
The police officer couldn't even articulate what the exact danger was.
- parshimers 10y agoThe danger of leaving a kid in the car is heat if it's warm outside. That may or may not have been a reasonable concern based on the circumstances.
- konradb 10y agoI remember being left alone in the car at 7 or 8. If it was too hot I would have opened the window, or in extreme cases, stepped outside for some time.
- pm24601 10y agoA reasonable concern in Phoenix with a child locked in a car seat. We aren't in Phoenix and the kids could get in and out on their own. .... so NO.