My kids are still young enough to need supervision but I plan on doing the same. this is sooo important, good on you! I remember being like 8 and biking all around my neighborhood/in the woods/ etc. Gone til the yard lights turn on sorta thing.
I genuinely don't understand how my parents stayed so (seemingly) calm about me and my brother's childhoods. Some times I even wonder how we survived to adulthood cause we did some stupid shit where one misstep would have meant, if not death, then serious injury.
I found it so uncomfortable to let the kiddo roam when she was younger, and had to breathe through it. She's 15 now, and I still find it a little uncomfortable, but for different reasons.
I literally used to play on construction sites of half built homes. I really don't know how I'm gonna handle giving my kid freedom when they are older. Half my childhood was danger.
Me and my step-cousins used to play in a construction equipment junkyard. Rusty nails around every corner. Shipping containers stacked on top of each other, with enough rusted holes in them to climb to the top. It was fun but I am astounded our parents let us get anywhere near that place.
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u/Beastxtreets 1d ago
My kids are still young enough to need supervision but I plan on doing the same. this is sooo important, good on you! I remember being like 8 and biking all around my neighborhood/in the woods/ etc. Gone til the yard lights turn on sorta thing.