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Originally Posted by Nammu
Around second grade my first full weekend alone was when I was 9. A couple came by to visit and I made them coffee and served them cookies. They later told my parents they wouldn’t dare leave their own older kids alone for the weekend. My parents were so proud of me they saw nothing wrong with it. Of course it was the 60’s and we lived in the countryside. There wasn’t anyplace to get into trouble and someone had to stay home and care for the pets, which were all mine.
Interesting question, same again, how old were you when you were first left alone at home?
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Not sure. I want to say nine or ten. Of course, I grew up on a farm, so all that needed doing was right at home or close it. My parents didn't have much need or reason to leave me home alone.
Not being left alone doesn't mean I didn't go off alone. At it's height, the family farm had nearly a hundred acres and I made full use of that space. Some of the neighbors fields too, but don't tell them!
When you were younger, did you have a tendency to wander or explore? If you did, what's the furthest out you got to go?