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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay maybe its weird for a 15 year old to have a nanny, but elementary aged kids home alone is also not the norm (or legal for that matter). [/quote]

But it was legal 20 years ago, when a lot of people who nanny today were kids.[/quote]

Okay, but lets not tout it as a great idea. There is a middle ground between coddling, and being thrown off the deep end. [/quote]

15:48 here. I loved being "thrown off the deep end," as you put it. The incredible amount of freedom at that age was awesome. Between the six of us (starting when the youngest was 6, oldest 10... often our 11 year old cousin who lived downstairs) we'd play fight (we'd pretend to be each other's Pokémon and did battle... or Power Rangers), walk around the house on furniture to avoid the "lava," play hide-and-go-seek, etc. all without parents around to yell at us, stop us, and/or interfere with our games. It was pure joy!!! The stories I could tell, lol.

My older brother and I managed our younger siblings. We got homework done, etc. Hell, I loved doing my homework, studying, and being a high achiever in school. Now at 23, with a B.S. in Biochemistry (my other siblings graduated or still in college), we're no worse for the wear. ;)[/quote]

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