Yep me too. During the summer we would disappear into the neighborhood and not return for hours and our Moms never worried.
When our ancestors first set out on the frontiers to build this nation, children were always kept in or near the home and always in sight for fear of predatory animals. But eventuality through courage, hard work, and progress we overcame those dangers.
Now thanks to the hippy generation we are back where we started.
Me three. There were four of us growing up and I'd disappear all by myself on my bike til dinnertime and sometimes later, bike all over the place and back again, solo, without a care in the world.
I do remember once while walking a block away from my gramma's house (Bayshore NY Long Island) some creep pulled up alongside me and asked for directions. When I told him how to get to the mall, he called me closer to the car where I could see that he was enjoying himself at his own hand immensely (I was about 13/14) and he asked if I'd get in and help him find it. I said I thought I heard my mother calling and backed away, memorized his license plate and description of the creepazoid and his car and when I got home five minutes later, told my mom who called the police. Don't know if they ever did anything about it though, times were different and I guess this was rarely heard of then. Today it's hoped that they'd hang him but as we see, it doesn't always stand to reason depending on the judge.
But yes, we had much freedom that the kids today cannot enjoy and it a goshdarn shame. They miss out on so much.