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Why on earth do you need to ask, OP? Haven't you already noticed over 11 years of your child's life that modern parenting is a lot more protective than is used to be?

Parent the way you want, and leave others to parent the way they want.
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I have, yes, but I guess I've always assumed that as kids get older they'd get more freedom and responsibility, even if less than I expected them to get.  But it seems like the same rules and guardrails parents had in place for their 6 year olds are still applying at age 11.  Like I figured most people wouldn't let their 6 year olds walk to school with a friend, even with a crossing guard, because we don't live in those times anymore.  But by 5th grade, people STILL don't.  It's making me wonder if by high school, they STILL won't, and that is what prompted me to ask![/quote]

Yes it is ridiculous. We were so much more ready to be adults at 18.

These parents have screwed their own kids over with their safety at any cost mindset.

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