When I was around nine or ten I remember being a bit of a latch key kid on occasion but never more than one or two hours at a time. We never had babysitters except around Christmas time when my parents would go shopping and have a visiting relative watch us. When we were unsupervised my sister and I would let the dogs in the house, have them sit on the furniture and share snacks with them. Also I made a beer milkshake which turned out to be kinda yucky so I gave that to the dog too.
I remember wanting more independence and wishing I could go places alone after school which I was able to do when I was around 14 years old. Now that I'm 43 I'm grateful for how things turned out because I've met a lot of people who were molested by adults, babysitters and older kids. Words cannot express how grateful I am that my sister and I were never molested!
As a child, how much of the time were you left unsupervised?
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When I was around nine or ten I remember being a bit of a latch key kid on occasion but never more than one or two hours at a time. We never had babysitters except around Christmas time when my parents would go shopping and have a visiting relative watch us. When we were unsupervised my sister and I would let the dogs in the house, have them sit on the furniture and share snacks with them. Also I made a beer milkshake which turned out to be kinda yucky so I gave that to the dog too.
I remember wanting more independence and wishing I could go places alone after school which I was able to do when I was around 14 years old. Now that I'm 43 I'm grateful for how things turned out because I've met a lot of people who were molested by adults, babysitters and older kids. Words cannot express how grateful I am that my sister and I were never molested!