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Man all yall saying you was taking the subway at 9 is the same 9 year olds on the subway I see on my commute and then ask myself where the hell are his/her parents.
Working mom arrested for letting her 9 year old play alone at park
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Not when it comes to the responsibility and well-being of your child. It's a simple matter of life and death.
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Thats true.
Waits for the ntdads to chime in.
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I wasn't walking to school alone till I was 11 which was going into middle school.
Didn't start taking the train dolo until I was 13ish.
NY is full of crazies
Didn't start taking the train dolo until I was 13ish.
NY is full of crazies
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exactly
go to any city and youll see a gang of kids her age by themselves just chilling on the stoop or in the park playing ball and buying water balloons
in this particular case something is missing
ol girl mustve been leaving shorty in the park by her lonesome for the duration of her shift on a regular basis letting a jump rope babysit her child
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She did what she thought was best for the well being of her child though.
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And we always asking "where we're the parents" when such kids are commuting crimes and getting into trouble
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9 isn't too young to be at the park, I guess they want you to wait til you outgrow the park to go the park.
Walking down the street to the park to play and a child at the park for 8 hrs are two seperated things.
Don't understand how y'all don't see that.
The thought of leaving my daughter alone for 8 hours at the park is unthinkable.
this. ain't no way in hell. my kid wouldn't even go for that, nor would I put her in that position.
How do you even make that sound okay? "oh she's at the park. no, by herself. nah I dropped her off this morning"
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And we always asking "where we're the parents" when such kids are commuting crimes and getting into trouble
Because we only hear about the negative, like thousands of days haven't passed with kids playing until the streetlights come on and no foul play.
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I understand the mother thought what she was doing was the best for her child, but unfortunately in the eyes of the law, that simply wasn't the case. Which is why the mother was arrested. Without knowing the mother and all of her circumstances, it would be good to know if she truly utilized all of her resources. Such as asking neighbors, friends, the local church, her manager at McDonald's, and everybody in between for help regarding her daughter being watched and protected.
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46 tho?
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Just because people left there kids out years ago doesn't mean that it was ok
It was a bad idea then and now but now it gets dealt with as it should. 9 year old girl out alone for however many hours? Hell no
It was a bad idea then and now but now it gets dealt with as it should. 9 year old girl out alone for however many hours? Hell no
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And we always asking "where we're the parents" when such kids are commuting crimes and getting into trouble
secondly stop watching the news b
I'm talking 9/10/11 years olds here; most of them aren't committing serious crimes. Most of them are doing just what i mentioned above.
It comes down to parenting. If your parents ain't **** at home , your not gonna be any better in the street on your own. But if you come from a decent
household guess what
You and the little homies will just gonna be chillin
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I have a seven year old and a five year old and though they are smart, too much could go wrong if I left them unsupervised. They know how to do a lot for themselves and can figure out how to do things without me, but nah, kids are still susceptible to a lurking pervert or can be injured on playground equipment with no supervision. What happens if the little girl falls and hurts herself while her mom isn't there? What happens if a wild driver runs the girl over while walking from the park? Who's going to be there to comfort the girl and take action if she needs medical attention? Worse yet, what if she is fatally injured? Who will be there for her in her last moments on this planet? A stranger?
The mom is leaving too much to chance in my opinion and isn't thinking ahead. My work would just have to deal with my kid being there all day if I had no one to watch my child. **** it... fire me if you can't handle it.
I used to spend time by myself when I was a kid, but my pops or whoever I was with at the time, told me not to leave the house. I just don't see the point in letting a kid go to the park by themselves, especially with how many psychos are out there in 2014.
The mom is leaving too much to chance in my opinion and isn't thinking ahead. My work would just have to deal with my kid being there all day if I had no one to watch my child. **** it... fire me if you can't handle it.
I used to spend time by myself when I was a kid, but my pops or whoever I was with at the time, told me not to leave the house. I just don't see the point in letting a kid go to the park by themselves, especially with how many psychos are out there in 2014.
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First you tell me to stop watching the news.
Then you defend bad parenting with "it comes down to parenting"?
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I was a latch-key kid.
I used to walk to and from school alone when I was seven.
I would get home at 3:30 and be by myself until 5pm.
Summertime I would be home alone or in the neighborhood all day.
The Eighties
I used to walk to and from school alone when I was seven.
I would get home at 3:30 and be by myself until 5pm.
Summertime I would be home alone or in the neighborhood all day.
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I have a 9 year old son and would never let him got to the park unsupervised. I do believe the mom made a bad choice but she defiantly shouldn't have been arrested for it. It's not like she was out partying or doing drugs or something bad, she was at work.
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Irrational fear sticks out in my mind the most in the OP
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Just because people left there kids out years ago doesn't mean that it was ok
It was a bad idea then and now but now it gets dealt with as it should. 9 year old girl out alone for however many hours? Hell no
But the report said she was around at least 40 kids the entire time and there are bound to be adults there too so how can you really call that alone? And she had a cell phone.
Like most everyone in here, At her age I was left alone for most of the day the ENTIRE summer while my folks worked and me and the kids in the neighborhood would ride bikes, go to Mickey D's, play pick up games, do kid stuff you know? I would do this in the afternoons after school too and again, my folks would just be in the house. The only rule was to be back by a certain time. None of this is any different.
There is also an entire movie about a similar scenario. Anyone seen the sandlot?
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maaaaaan.....1st grade had a older chick in my bldg who went to my catholic school "looking" after me making sure is crossed the street right, went str8 home etc. Half way thru the year i was rolling with friends. by 9 i had to go to a private school on 78th and lex by taking the train (5 to the 6) from the bronx (wild stuff i seen tho)................Mom was working and step pops was busting out 1 plus a part time job and school. but that stuff seemed regular in the 80's
I was a latch-key kid.
I used to walk to and from school alone when I was seven.
I would get home at 3:30 and be by myself until 5pm.
Summertime I would be home alone or in the neighborhood all day.
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Those kids don't care for her or are out there watching her. YES that's the same as being alone IMO. 9/10 times is bet she'd be fine, but as a parent those odds shouldn't be good enough
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Why are you guys experiences as an excuse?
what type of neighborhood she's in?
How far from her house or work is the park?
Did she know anybody at the park?
what type of neighborhood she's in?
How far from her house or work is the park?
Did she know anybody at the park?
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Damn smh.
1 day at the park is risky and stupid but if it had to be done.....
Day 2, your pushing it seriously and whatever happens happens, you never know.
Day 3 You deserved to get your child taken away. No questions.
What she expected the lil girl to play at the park everyday unsupervised for the whole summer? ANYTHING could of happened to her.
At 9 id rather leave them at home alone than at a park.smh. I know when I was 9 I was mature enough to spend a few hours alone at home. I could cook and everything myself. I was 5'6 5'7 at 9.
1 day at the park is risky and stupid but if it had to be done.....
Day 2, your pushing it seriously and whatever happens happens, you never know.
Day 3 You deserved to get your child taken away. No questions.
What she expected the lil girl to play at the park everyday unsupervised for the whole summer? ANYTHING could of happened to her.
At 9 id rather leave them at home alone than at a park.smh. I know when I was 9 I was mature enough to spend a few hours alone at home. I could cook and everything myself. I was 5'6 5'7 at 9.
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Came in here to say just that. World is getting too soft. I used to spend my summers in south carolina around that age. My grandma worked in the historic open air market downtown and sometimes i had to go to work with her. i hated just being there so i would walk down to the pier and pineapple park all the time by myself and spend the whole day there until my dad or her came to pick me up.
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People just fronting in here
Summer time we weren't even allowed to be in the house
Take yo lil butt outside, here's $5, don't even think about ringing the bell until the sun go down, AND you better not get in no trouble
Summer time we weren't even allowed to be in the house
Take yo lil butt outside, here's $5, don't even think about ringing the bell until the sun go down, AND you better not get in no trouble
