[WIMom]

I had mumps, one side only, the measles and chicken pox. How about packing a lunch, hoping on your bike, leaving the house at 8 or so and not coming home til dark AND never telling you mom where you were? We did it all the time and it wasn't a big deal.

[Think free or die]

Wasn't it grand? We took off for hours and came home when we were hungry. The dime store (remember those?) and ice cream parlor were favorite destinations when we felt flush. Otherwise it was vacant lots to play cops & robbers or cowboys & Indians. I found myself trying to explain cowboys & Indians to my sons recently; they were clueless.

[edayna]

How about packing a lunch, hoping on your bike, leaving the house at 8 or so and not coming home til dark AND never telling you mom where you were? We did it all the time and it wasn't a big deal.

It was a big deal for me, but I did it anyway. And nothing ever happened! I'd have a heart attack if my kids disappeared for ten minutes. Granted they're pretty young, but I swear, till they're old enough to move out of the house I have to know where they are. It's not the same!

[Sabertooth]

"How about packing a lunch, hoping on your bike, leaving the house at 8 or so and not coming home til dark AND never telling you mom where you were? We did it all the time and it wasn't a big deal."

You mean... WITHOUT a cel phone?