I got to live alone for days at a time when I was 17 finishing high school. I'd play Dark Age of Camelot on my 28k modem and browse Slashdot. But whenever my mo

I got to live alone for days at a time when I was 17 finishing high school. I'd play Dark Age of Camelot on my 28k modem and browse Slashdot. But whenever my mom or dad was able to return home they'd make me go outside with them. Hikes, bike rides, and walks. They'd never outright push me alone out of the house but I'd sometimes walk down the street to hang out in the public libraries computer lab with school friends. Start small and then escalate to cord cutting, but be resigned to them playing Runescape on a public machine regardless.