When I was 4, I decided to visit my mom. I knew the general direction, so I went few kilometers along the road until some driver stopped and took me. It was not

When I was 4, I decided to visit my mom. I knew the general direction, so I went few kilometers along the road until some driver stopped and took me. It was not an ordinary situation, but not a big deal either. I went to school at 7 and everyone including me walked the way (around kilometer) every day forth and back. Around this age I regularly took bus to visit my grandparents who lived on the other side of the city. I remember that I slept in the bus once and went off in an unknown area and spent next 3 hours walking around until I recognized the area and found a way back. When I was 12, I hopped on train and went to another country to visit my father. I spent a week in the train. Of course my mom asked some guy who happened to be in my cabin to watch over me. He was drunk almost all the time with some random girl who stole his money in the end lol. Not a big deal. People are too protective about their children nowadays. Children are pretty capable when they're not watched over all the time.