sonoftony
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I was taking the subway at 9 years old. 'Murrica getting soft b
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I'm sayin thoughdawg ive seen 9 year olds damn near fully responsible for their 5 year old siblings.
You guys really think that? Or you think it would just be typical NT fashion to turn this into a race thread? Because I think with all the stupid "leaving kids in the car, and allowing anyone to break them out" stories that have come up recently, this is just another similar type situation of people not minding their own business.....rather than it being race related.
If the parents were rich, they can afford babysitters or some sort of day care during the day.I agree with this statement ... Bet they aren't going to rich neighborhood looking for this ...I wonder if she was a VP of a fortune 500 company... Would she have gotten arrested...
We pick on poor people and minorities way too much. Smh.
I wonder if she was a#NTextremes
I'll play, a VP of a Fortune 500 would be able to afford child care and wouldn't leave their kid unattended in a park for hours.
I'm all for productive conversation but broad / general statements like that don't do anything.
When I was 9 I was going to the park alone, but 1998 is different from 2014.
I honestly do not think crime is different. Statistics show that crime has been on the decline in all major cities in the past 20 years. It's just that we have so many more media outlets that child abductions are the first thing to report so we perceive these times to be worse than previous.
When I was 9 I was going to the park alone, but 1998 is different from 2014.
It's a different day & age now. ANYTHING can happen when you're either not there or paying attention. There are so many sick people out there, why take chances? I'm kinda torn on the topic. As a parent, I'd never let my kid at 9 play without being in my eyesight. Maybe it's me being overprotective, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
Nowadays I wouldn't let my kids play alone at the parkWith all they crazy people around
But honestly 9 years old a person usually in 4th grade and that's ok IMO to be able to play at the park
**** I remember being young I could go outside I just couldn't go past a certain light post and fire hydrant
U gotta give kids a lil freedom to start doing things playing in the park is ok IMO depending on area and age
Haven't read article yet though
I would never leave my 9 yr old DAUGHTER alone anywhere unsupervised, maybe a son. I legit see lil girls no older than 6 walking around the neighborhood alone and I just smh I used to walk home from school to my Gma crib when I was in 1st grade but I was with my friends and fam, only thing I feared was a loose pit or rott.
When I was 9 I was going to the park alone, but 1998 is different from 2014.
No it wasn't.
Wasn't a reference to crime, but what is considered to be good parenting. Nowadays if you leave any kind under 13 alone you're a bad parent, its even a crime in some states to my knowledge.
When I was 9 I was going to the park alone, but 1998 is different from 2014.
I honestly do not think crime is different. Statistics show that crime has been on the decline in all major cities in the past 20 years. It's just that we have so many more media outlets that child abductions are the first thing to report so we perceive these times to be worse than previous.
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.
Ehhh, I mean was this what she did everytime? It's just really not a good idea at all. Maybe I missed it but why didn't she just leave the kid at home?
.Wasn't a reference to crime, but what is considered to be good parenting. Nowadays if you leave any kind under 13 alone you're a bad parent, its even a crime in some states to my knowledge.