Post #2730344
2026-05-08 04:04 UTC
Lol. My mom didn’t give me permission to be outside by myself until like 6th grade when she finally signed the permission papers to let me walk home from school by myself. (6th grade is still considered Elementary school where I live, still required parents to pick up as a standard protocol)
Cuz she was afraid of (a) kidnappings and (b) that someone would report it and then “CPS would come and take me away and I’d never see mom again”
That was like when I was 12 years old… whats that in Cat Years?
Oh the “hold your child’s (read: cat) hands (read: paws) when crossing the street” is gonna get a bit weird… (you’re gonna get scratched by “your child” (aka: cat))
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@HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2026-05-08 11:11
Yikes. I was walking myself home from school in first grade. They are overprotective where you are