And>>>>>>> Since when is it a crime to let your kids play outside unsupervised? If that were they case, my entire neighborhood would have been behind bars when I was a kid.
Lol - no kidding! We got put out in the morning, showed up for lunch, and were gone again until supper!
My kids did the same - but I did check on them regularly. We lived out in the country, so it was a little safer.
I agree with you. We knew it was time to go home when the street lights came on. Ah the good old days!
We used to leave the house in the morning, eat lunch at whomever’s house we were playing at when lunch time occurred (as long as our mothers phoned each other), and show up (grimy) for dinner. Ah, the 50s. We didn’t know it was a cultural high point.
My parents would have been behind bars several times!