We too were kicked out of the house...sometimes locked out...LOL! We lived in the Country and could always find something to do.
Started driving when I was under 10 years old.
Same as you, played all kinds of sports. I see the softball players now with the face cages and protective gear and just roll my eyes.
Rode on the tractor fender right above the wheels...had to hang on tight as it was pretty bouncy as Dad drove through the fields.
Drove a tractor through the side of the barn when I was about 5. Baled hay and worked on/around extremely dangerous equipment from the time I was a tiny kid.
Rode my bike 5 miles into town by myself to see Grandma...did that a lot. Grandpa paid me to pick up nails after they added onto the house (when I was 4 or 5); gave me a penny for each that I found. Kept me in candy for most of one Summer (I think he was putting out new nails...LOL!)
By the time we were 10-12, we all had mini-bikes and snowmobiles.
Spent a lot of time in the emergency room, but had a lot of fun.
Oh...the local bar was the only place that had video games...so we were always running in and out of there. Good hamburgers, too.
great post, I’m so thankful I too was raised to have freedom. Although it could be my mom had 6 kids and couldn’t keep track of us all as we grew up since household duties laundry shopping etc etc had to be done. What was kool was you could always make money in the city. I honestly don’t know what is wrong with kids today.