My parents let me wander the nighborhood with my siblings from a young age. I also grew up on five acres and could play in the yard without my parents watching. I climbed trees, played on the wood pile and played on a broken well. That was fun to stand on and roll around the yard. The house was in constant repair so there was always scaffolding to play on. I'd climb it and jump off onto an old mattress. My mom was home, but she just sat inside and watched TV and cooked food.
As long as I responded when my parents yelled for me, they didn't really pay attention to what I was doing. Sometimes I would walk to the end of the lane and play in the creek. As long as I told my parents where I was going and I checked in. I often went with the neighbor kid, my brother, or my dogs.
So lucky, I wish I lived/grew up in a place that had a creek down the street. Fucking urban area's suck (besides NYC, the second best place in the world).
As a child, how much of the time were you left unsupervised?
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My parents let me wander the nighborhood with my siblings from a young age. I also grew up on five acres and could play in the yard without my parents watching. I climbed trees, played on the wood pile and played on a broken well. That was fun to stand on and roll around the yard. The house was in constant repair so there was always scaffolding to play on. I'd climb it and jump off onto an old mattress. My mom was home, but she just sat inside and watched TV and cooked food.
As long as I responded when my parents yelled for me, they didn't really pay attention to what I was doing. Sometimes I would walk to the end of the lane and play in the creek. As long as I told my parents where I was going and I checked in. I often went with the neighbor kid, my brother, or my dogs.
I do believe this was a good thing for me.
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So lucky, I wish I lived/grew up in a place that had a creek down the street. Fucking urban area's suck (besides NYC, the second best place in the world).