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so i just had a little tiff with jeanelle about my kid being alone for about 45 mins this morning while she slept between the time her mom needed to go to class and the time i would be able to come over to hang out with rachel. She feels like it is absolutely insane that i could even consider the possibility and flatly refused me. It seemed to me to be a relatively minor thing, but she was furious about my even thinking about it. So then i go look up online what people think is a normal age for kids to start doing things without constant supervision. The general idea seems to be that most people think a kid cant even watch some tv alone until they are 8-9 and some places are talking about being totally supervised until 13?!? It appears that i am in the far minority here but when i was 5-6 i used to leave home and wander the woods most days by myself until it got dark, or even just head out to the playground myself. Even when i moved to vegas at 8 i walked myself to school and went out with my friends unsupervised all day riding bikes and playing in the deserts and such. Is it really normal for people to keep such a close leash on their children? Is the culture of fear that profound here?