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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^and I wouldn’t think anything of them going out at 10pm.  It wouldn’t occur to me they would ding dong ditch.  [/quote]

The the PP.  I would.  What would they possibly be up to at 10 pm outside that isn’t trouble? I wouldn’t allow it.  If they want to hang out outside at 10pm, they can stay on the patio and around the yard.  Not roam around the neighborhood [/quote]

OP here. I guess in my mind walking to the park (basically a small little pocket park) half a block a way at 10 pm is not roaming. Again, it is on me for thinking they would just do that and I should have kept a closer watch. I will be honest and say that I tend to approach things like this from a POV of letting kids feel some sense of freedom and fun rather than one of constant suspicion. These kids didn't warrant concern in that way. That is on me, yes. Honestly, I was just glad they were not cooped up in his room gaming. Now I know better.[/quote]

I'm in my 50s and was, as were all my friends, free range kids.  My parents had no idea where I was during the day.  Yet, the rule for us and all the kids I hung out with were that we had to be home by dark.   In the summer time where I grew up, that was about 9PM.  Just why do you think that was?  Even in the 'good old days', our parents knew nothing good came of young teens being out after dark.  I can't believe your naiveté and poor judgment.    [/quote]

80s kid.  We always had to be home when the street lights came on.

This has zero to do with free range parenting.[/quote]

How did you hunt for nightcrawlers before dark? How did you catch lightning bugs before dark?[/quote]

Lightning bugs are best caught at dusk and worms in the morning after rain.[/quote]

Not nightcrawlers.

How about flashlight tag?[/quote]

Best played in dark busy streets.[/quote]

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