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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I am genuinely curious where people who say that they were crossing streets and leaving the boundaries of their block alone at age 6 grew up.[/quote] I'm 42 and grew up in Chevy Chase, halfway between Somerset ES and Norwood Park for those familiar with that area. I walked to kindergarten with my older siblings but walked home alone since it was half-day. And I was 4 when I went to kindergarten! And I walked home and had lunch with my mom once a week, then walked back to school. All through the early elementary years - I can remember they were K-3 because I went to a different school starting in 4th - we could walk alone to each other's houses, to the school playground, to the park etc. as long as we were home at 5. I met my best friend in the neighborhood when she rang our doorbell - without her mom - looking for kids her age to play with as her family had just moved into the neighborhood.[/quote]
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