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Man all yall saying you was taking the subway at 9 is the same 9 year olds on the subway I see on my commute and then ask myself where the hell are his/her parents.
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Not when it comes to the responsibility and well-being of your child. It's a simple matter of life and death.I hate that phrase so much.I feel like there is always a choice. Leaving your 9 year old kid unattended should never be an option.
Some choices are grey, not black and white.
exactlyAnother thing I noticed and well experienced it myself growing up was being outside in the hood at the age of 9 or younger unsupervised playing with all my other friends, that still happens in the hood...cops drive by all the time and don't even ask questions
Not when it comes to the responsibility and well-being of your child. It's a simple matter of life and death.
exactly
go to any city and youll see a gang of kids her age by themselves just chilling on the stoop or in the park playing ball and buying water balloons
9 isn't too young to be at the park, I guess they want you to wait til you outgrow the park to go the park.
Walking down the street to the park to play and a child at the park for 8 hrs are two seperated things.
Don't understand how y'all don't see that.
The thought of leaving my daughter alone for 8 hours at the park is unthinkable.
exactly
go to any city and youll see a gang of kids her age by themselves just chilling on the stoop or in the park playing ball and buying water balloons
And we always asking "where we're the parents" when such kids are commuting crimes and getting into trouble
I understand the mother thought what she was doing was the best for her child, but unfortunately in the eyes of the law, that simply wasn't the case. Which is why the mother was arrested. Without knowing the mother and all of her circumstances, it would be good to know if she truly utilized all of her resources. Such as asking neighbors, friends, the local church, her manager at McDonald's, and everybody in between for help regarding her daughter being watched and protected.She did what she thought was best for the well being of her child though.Not when it comes to the responsibility and well-being of your child. It's a simple matter of life and death.
exactly
go to any city and youll see a gang of kids her age by themselves just chilling on the stoop or in the park playing ball and buying water balloons
And we always asking "where we're the parents" when such kids are commuting crimes and getting into trouble
:x at your grammar
secondly stop watching the news b
I'm talking 9/10/11 years olds here; most of them aren't committing serious crimes. Most of them are doing just what i mentioned above.
It comes down to parenting. If your parents ain't **** at home , your not gonna be any better in the street on your own. But if you come from a decent
household guess what
You and the little homies will just gonna be chillin
Just because people left there kids out years ago doesn't mean that it was ok
It was a bad idea then and now but now it gets dealt with as it should. 9 year old girl out alone for however many hours? Hell no
maaaaaan.....1st grade had a older chick in my bldg who went to my catholic school "looking" after me making sure is crossed the street right, went str8 home etc. Half way thru the year i was rolling with friends. by 9 i had to go to a private school on 78th and lex by taking the train (5 to the 6) from the bronx (wild stuff i seen tho)................Mom was working and step pops was busting out 1 plus a part time job and school. but that stuff seemed regular in the 80's
I was a latch-key kid.
I used to walk to and from school alone when I was seven.
I would get home at 3:30 and be by myself until 5pm.
Summertime I would be home alone or in the neighborhood all day.
The Eighties
But the report said she was around at least 40 kids the entire time and there are bound to be adults there too so how can you really call that alone? And she had a cell phone.
Like most everyone in here, At her age I was left alone for most of the day the ENTIRE summer while my folks worked and me and the kids in the neighborhood would ride bikes, go to Mickey D's, play pick up games, do kid stuff you know? I would do this in the afternoons after school too and again, my folks would just be in the house. The only rule was to be back by a certain time. None of this is any different.
There is also an entire movie about a similar scenario. Anyone seen the sandlot?
The wussification of America continues...