[VRWC_minion]

I expect to get flamed, but children at that age can take care of themselves and the younger ones for a couple of weeks. I don´t remember being helpless from ten on.

Although I wouldn't do such a thing, I don't see this as abuse, however there should have been at least one responsible adult nearby who the kids rely on.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

I agree with you.

I must say, that when I was left with the responsiblility of my family (post #70), and should there have been a life/death emergency, I could have depended on relatives although they didn’t live in the immediate area. But that never entered my mind at the time. I was responsible and that was it.