AnnieO
Shooting from the Hip
Oh, there were PLENTY of predators out there.
Until age 10, Dad or Mom (usually Dad) walked me to the bus stop. See, I was a little blonde in a border town... Yeah, like that.
Anyone who took me, though, wouldn't have gotten far. I was a biter. And man, could I scream.
Since I went to school across town, I knew my address and parent's numbers, yada yada, early on.
I didn't play unsupervised except in the back yard (10-ft stone fence...) till I was about 10.
But... Here's the thing. Communication is so much more instant now. Amber Alerts are awesome, but by the time the 6 o'clock news came on, a kid could be 5 states away. TV stopped at 9 PM - they'd play the national anthem, then the test pattern, then snow. So... We didn't find out unless someone called us - which means we would have been personally connected. Now? We're ALL personally connected to all these kids we never meet, and many of whom we never know if they're returned or not. Cause the news likes to report the bad...
Until age 10, Dad or Mom (usually Dad) walked me to the bus stop. See, I was a little blonde in a border town... Yeah, like that.
Anyone who took me, though, wouldn't have gotten far. I was a biter. And man, could I scream.
Since I went to school across town, I knew my address and parent's numbers, yada yada, early on.
I didn't play unsupervised except in the back yard (10-ft stone fence...) till I was about 10.
But... Here's the thing. Communication is so much more instant now. Amber Alerts are awesome, but by the time the 6 o'clock news came on, a kid could be 5 states away. TV stopped at 9 PM - they'd play the national anthem, then the test pattern, then snow. So... We didn't find out unless someone called us - which means we would have been personally connected. Now? We're ALL personally connected to all these kids we never meet, and many of whom we never know if they're returned or not. Cause the news likes to report the bad...