Yup. When I was 12 my parents needed to travel 8 hours away because of a family problem. They left me alone in the backwoods for A WEEK. Their advice: don't burn the house down and avoid the bears; and don't touch the guns. I think I was 10 when they put me on a Greyhound bus to go visit my grandmother several hours away, including transfers. When my oldest was 8 we started leaving her in charge while we went grocery shopping each week for a couple of hours. We recently left our 12 year old home for half a day to run errands. She can cook for herself, she has a cell phone for emergencies, and we have an 80 pound and a 100 pound dog in the house. They're not as fragile as people think they are. Teach them a little independence. Let them know that you'll treat them as an adult as long as they act like an adult. Watch them blossom.
Thank somebody that there wasn't technology monitoring everything we did. I would have been in SOOOOO much trouble! It's amazing what you could get away with by just leaving the phone off the hook...
Here, I got one. The first thing my mother gave me when I started school was a key to the back door. I’ve been letting myself in the house since I was FIVE. Oftentimes, I was home alone. Now I’m meeting ten-year-olds who can’t be left home alone for 30 minutes.
That's nothing. Would you believe that sorry ass Mom of ours got up every morning and fixed a full breakfast for seven kids? And she had the nerve to have our school uniforms laid out on our beds after breakfast. And what the F was up with all of that being a Room Mother and Den Mother bullshlt? And what kind of psycho leaves lemonade and iced tea out on the breezeway with a plate full of whoopie pies while we played in the yard? Some days i look back and wonder how we managed to keep our sanity after growing up like that...
Same here I was a latch key kid in grade school, the only restriction was to call my mother at work to let her know I was home safe. Never had any problems.
@@user-dn4tg1cj4l big deal. By the age of 10, I'd already published my sixth novel, pioneered advancements in the study of Transportation-Oriented Developments and collected all SEVEN Freakies fridge magnets...
We were smart enough to not burn the house down while these modern day geniuses can make a pizza w/out destroying the neighborhood. I was babysitting by the time I was 12. What the hell aren't we teaching them.
Oh man i remember going to my dad's house on his weekend visitations ( i was 10yrs) and he would call and order me a pizza and have me watching Saturday Night Live at his house while he's out at the bars getting drunk with his buddies. 😂
Oh yeah? My Dad was such a piece of crap that he used to let me sit in his lap and snuggle while we listened to Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes, Traffic, Blind Faith and Wishbone Ash. Sometimes the sick bastard would tousle my hair and give me little kisses on top my head. And he'd be at EVERY SINGLE track meet, swim meet and baseball game. I mean, what kind of Dad pulls shlt like that? And would you believe he had the nerve to pay for me to go to Swarthmore College? Man, i don't know how we survived...
I was changing diapers and making bottles while babysitting my 4 siblings of different ages at 11… best lesson of why I needed to wait to have kids. Remember the stupid pregnancy crap with a bunch of girls trying to get pregnant in highschool… I already knew what they were in for.
What exactly do you think is going to happen? I leave my kids home alone all the time. They can all cook and clean and do laundry; there's a cell phone in case of emergencies, and there's 150 pounds of dogs guarding the place in case of someone wanting to break in. Plus there are neighbors up and down the block they can go to for help as well. God gave us fear to make us respect dangers and take proper precautions. He didn't give it to us so that we'd be cowering in a corner all our lives. To paraphrase a Muslim parable, first tie up your camel, and then trust God.
I was driving by myself on the road often by 10.....just as soon as I could see over the steering wheel and touch the peddles with my feet.. Technology has ruined today's youth and many adults in every way .
Haha the lovely lady speaks the absolute truth!!!
I remember dragging a chair to the stove to cook.. I was 7 years old...
I was babysitting when I was 11 years old..
Yup.
When I was 12 my parents needed to travel 8 hours away because of a family problem. They left me alone in the backwoods for A WEEK. Their advice: don't burn the house down and avoid the bears; and don't touch the guns.
I think I was 10 when they put me on a Greyhound bus to go visit my grandmother several hours away, including transfers.
When my oldest was 8 we started leaving her in charge while we went grocery shopping each week for a couple of hours. We recently left our 12 year old home for half a day to run errands. She can cook for herself, she has a cell phone for emergencies, and we have an 80 pound and a 100 pound dog in the house.
They're not as fragile as people think they are. Teach them a little independence. Let them know that you'll treat them as an adult as long as they act like an adult. Watch them blossom.
Ain't that the truth, the phones got smarter and the people less so 🤦♀️
Love it, it’s how I grew up and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
haha quarter for the payphone? it was a dime! 😂
Thank somebody that there wasn't technology monitoring everything we did. I would have been in SOOOOO much trouble! It's amazing what you could get away with by just leaving the phone off the hook...
Here, I got one. The first thing my mother gave me when I started school was a key to the back door. I’ve been letting myself in the house since I was FIVE. Oftentimes, I was home alone. Now I’m meeting ten-year-olds who can’t be left home alone for 30 minutes.
That's nothing. Would you believe that sorry ass Mom of ours got up every morning and fixed a full breakfast for seven kids? And she had the nerve to have our school uniforms laid out on our beds after breakfast. And what the F was up with all of that being a Room Mother and Den Mother bullshlt? And what kind of psycho leaves lemonade and iced tea out on the breezeway with a plate full of whoopie pies while we played in the yard? Some days i look back and wonder how we managed to keep our sanity after growing up like that...
Same here I was a latch key kid in grade school, the only restriction was to call my mother at work to let her know I was home safe. Never had any problems.
Latch key kid here too. 👋 pick up key at office plus lunch tickets 🎟 cause if I lost those, I wasn't eating. 😂
Oh, yes! They locked me out and went to skeep‼️
Yeah I understand I was watching other people's kids by the time I was seven.
I never understand why kids can't stay home.
I was 10 when I first babysat , good times lol
@@user-dn4tg1cj4l big deal. By the age of 10, I'd already published my sixth novel, pioneered advancements in the study of Transportation-Oriented Developments and collected all SEVEN Freakies fridge magnets...
@@user-dn4tg1cj4lMeee tooo! Circa 1967 here! 🫶✌️🇨🇦🍁
We were smart enough to not burn the house down while these modern day geniuses can make a pizza w/out destroying the neighborhood. I was babysitting by the time I was 12. What the hell aren't we teaching them.
Oh man i remember going to my dad's house on his weekend visitations ( i was 10yrs) and he would call and order me a pizza and have me watching Saturday Night Live at his house while he's out at the bars getting drunk with his buddies. 😂
Oh yeah? My Dad was such a piece of crap that he used to let me sit in his lap and snuggle while we listened to Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes, Traffic, Blind Faith and Wishbone Ash. Sometimes the sick bastard would tousle my hair and give me little kisses on top my head. And he'd be at EVERY SINGLE track meet, swim meet and baseball game. I mean, what kind of Dad pulls shlt like that? And would you believe he had the nerve to pay for me to go to Swarthmore College? Man, i don't know how we survived...
I was changing diapers and making bottles while babysitting my 4 siblings of different ages at 11… best lesson of why I needed to wait to have kids. Remember the stupid pregnancy crap with a bunch of girls trying to get pregnant in highschool… I already knew what they were in for.
Grumpy Grandpa here. I get it I'm freaking old. But I do not need a replay of the golden days. Since I lived it anyways.🤔
So 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 true!!!!!
A quarter for the phone ,I got 10cents
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Quarter??? 1. Phones were a dime...mostly. 2. Call collect and give address instead of name
Hence, we have raised a couple generations of ignorant snowflakes.
I'd rather play in a field covered with snowflakes than a field covered with horseshlt....
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We boomers had Cowboys and Indians as babysitters ....
I still remember my babysitter's name.
Mom.
Omg a script straight out of the Don Wells handbook!! Sounds like something Don Wells would use as an excuse!! What do y'all think?
These are the days of smart phones and stupid people.
All the excessive overwatch, kids are anxious as young adults from it. No confidence or independence built from, well, living life. Stop it.
I swear, this lady is talking more about Boomer's, than Gen X'ers! Gen X did have better toys, though.
We are in different times. NEVER leave your kids alone. Also this woman seems a bit psychotic. I don’t trust her at all. God is with us. ✝️🔥🕊️
What exactly do you think is going to happen? I leave my kids home alone all the time. They can all cook and clean and do laundry; there's a cell phone in case of emergencies, and there's 150 pounds of dogs guarding the place in case of someone wanting to break in. Plus there are neighbors up and down the block they can go to for help as well.
God gave us fear to make us respect dangers and take proper precautions. He didn't give it to us so that we'd be cowering in a corner all our lives. To paraphrase a Muslim parable, first tie up your camel, and then trust God.
Your credibility just diminishes further and further...
I was driving by myself on the road often by 10.....just as soon as I could see over the steering wheel and touch the peddles with my feet..
Technology has ruined today's youth and many adults in every way .
Oh spare me. My parents made us BUILD them a car... out of an Etch-A-Sketch and Legos.
Did you see the Gen z video where she asks how we breathe with the windows up in a car,😆
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