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> Either the world was smaller and simpler back then, or my parents were crazy, or both. Back then, I can't imagine parents letting their daughters do that eit

by Jare 2y ago

> Either the world was smaller and simpler back then, or my parents were crazy, or both. Back then, I can't imagine parents letting their daughters do that either. The kind of freedom to roam at 12yo that you describe was what allowed me access to people and computers we didn't have the money for; but I've always been very conscious that my sisters would have never been given that kind of opportunity.

distances 2y ago
My sisters definitely did have the same kind of freedom I did. Say, my little sister took her first intercontinental flight (with two plane changes I think) alone around age 14.
- Aeolun 2y ago
  I mean, that sounds a bit stressful for her, but eminently possible. Can't say I'd have liked the idea when I was 14, but I was capable of it.
  - freilanzer 2y ago
    I still don't particularly like the idea.
  - distances 2y ago
    Yep not sure if I would have been up for it either at that age. She's always been much more of an adventurer than I would ever want to be.
- sshine 2y ago
  I took my first 300 km train ride alone at the age of 7. My parents told me the name of the destination train station, and that my grandmother would be waiting on arrival. The train staff knew I was travelling alone and checked up on me a few times and gave me free drinks. Two years later the train stopped being a direct path, so I had to switch trains halfway. I remember all the little unknowns made me very anxious that I'd get lost somewhere. For example, they changed the second departure platform so it didn't match the one on my ticket. And the departure platform was located elsewhere on the train station, not in direct connection with the national lines. When coming back, I remember they'd announce my city as the next stop, and then I'd see these other city names fly by. I remember thinking "They must have forgot to stop!" because I didn't understand that those city names were suburbs of the capital city that I lived in, and that the national train went directly to the train station. 30 years later I still remember all of these. It all worked out fine. This was before mobile phones.

by Jare 2y ago

distances 2y ago

My sisters definitely did have the same kind of freedom I did. Say, my little sister took her first intercontinental flight (with two plane changes I think) alone around age 14.

Aeolun 2y ago
I mean, that sounds a bit stressful for her, but eminently possible. Can't say I'd have liked the idea when I was 14, but I was capable of it.
- freilanzer 2y ago
  I still don't particularly like the idea.
- distances 2y ago
  Yep not sure if I would have been up for it either at that age. She's always been much more of an adventurer than I would ever want to be.
sshine 2y ago
I took my first 300 km train ride alone at the age of 7. My parents told me the name of the destination train station, and that my grandmother would be waiting on arrival. The train staff knew I was travelling alone and checked up on me a few times and gave me free drinks. Two years later the train stopped being a direct path, so I had to switch trains halfway. I remember all the little unknowns made me very anxious that I'd get lost somewhere. For example, they changed the second departure platform so it didn't match the one on my ticket. And the departure platform was located elsewhere on the train station, not in direct connection with the national lines. When coming back, I remember they'd announce my city as the next stop, and then I'd see these other city names fly by. I remember thinking "They must have forgot to stop!" because I didn't understand that those city names were suburbs of the capital city that I lived in, and that the national train went directly to the train station. 30 years later I still remember all of these. It all worked out fine. This was before mobile phones.