Kids on the loose

pebbles

pebbles

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I have a privacy fenced in back yard with a swingset & sand box etc. A was 3 1/2 - 4 when I would let her out back alone, I could also check out the windows & she came in often to get a drink or another toy etc. She is 7 now & tends to not always pay attention so while other kids are all over the neighborhood, she is confined to our yard only. (I'm so mean!) But the other kids come to our yard & occasionally she is allowed down the street with some of the other kids but I make sure the parents are aware she's out there too. I believe each kid is different though, some kids are more sensible than others. But in diapers, 2 or 3 years old running the neighborhood??? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
 
kvj21075

kvj21075

Meow
SoMDGirl42 said:
I was early 30's, he was 54. It didn't seem like such a big deal at those ages. My baby daddy is 8 years younger than me :shrug: Age is just a number.
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yeh, i guess once you get older errrrrrrrrr wiser its not so much a big deal :yay: and :high5: on the younger guy, you cougar!

bcp said:
yall need to stop talking about me were I can read it.

thanks.
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shhhhhh i wont tell anyone :really:
 
ShoeQueen77

ShoeQueen77

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I think there are actually laws about child neglect. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to let them have a close call with social services. People always look the other way and think it's not their place to intervene in these kind of situations. And it's not necessarily worrisome that the kids might get hurt or do something they are not supposed to, but that they might get picked up by an offender. Then you might feel guilty that you never did anything to help the kids. These are much different times than when we ran the streets as kids.
 
nachomama

nachomama

All Up In Your Grill
If you would have let the dayum pit bull live, you probably wouldn't have to worry about neighbood chaps roaming around free.


But nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
 
SoMDGirl42

SoMDGirl42

Well-Known Member
ShoeQueen77 said:
I think there are actually laws about child neglect. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to let them have a close call with social services. People always look the other way and think it's not their place to intervene in these kind of situations. And it's not necessarily worrisome that the kids might get hurt or do something they are not supposed to, but that they might get picked up by an offender. Then you might feel guilty that you never did anything to help the kids. These are much different times than when we ran the streets as kids.
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one of these kids already lives in a house with a registered sex offender
 
nachomama

nachomama

All Up In Your Grill
SoMDGirl42 said:
oh yeah, well my pug, two shih tzu's and german shepherd mix will eat your protective yorkie for snack :snacks:

Which side of the bed do we get? :lol:
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The left. Is that ok? If it's not, I can just sleep on top of you. Or you on top of me. I'm not hard to please.
 
SoMDGirl42

SoMDGirl42

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nachomama said:
The left. Is that ok? If it's not, I can just sleep on top of you. Or you on top of me. I'm not hard to please.
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:killingme You do realize you just sent half the men in the forums off to find a quiet place to fanaticize about you telling THEM that, don't you! :yahoo:

I love me some nacho :love:
 
JULZ

JULZ

BFJ
Chasey_Lane said:
My mom let me wander around the neighborhood unsupervised as a kid. I rode my bike all over, and was even allowed at the pool alone at age 9. :lol:
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But that was waaaaayyyyy back then. j/k

Clearly I've missed something...what boy is due in October (your siggy).
 
P

poster

New Member
SoMDGirl42 said:
Everyone has their own ideas on parenting, and I was just seeking some opinions so here is the question.

At what age have you, or would you allow your child to play outside your home without having visual supervision of your child, in your own yard and outside of your own yard?

I have a almost 3 1/2 year old. She isn't allowed outside of my door without me being present. However, there are several children in my neighborhood, some still in diapers that I would estimate to be no more than 2 or 3 at the most, who are allowed to run the entire neighborhood without supervision. I doubt this will change, and I don't know of any laws that could enforce parental supervision, but I am worried that it's a train wreck waiting to happen. One of the little ones was nearly road kill yesterday. I really don't want to see anything bad happen, but I know it's not up to me to supervise everyone else's children either.

When I say there is no visual supervision by any parent, these kids are often at least one street over from where they live. Sometimes there are older siblings out with them, but the siblings are young as well, 4-7 years old themselves and aren't paying a lick of attention to what their little brother/sister is doing.
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Have you tried taking them home. "Sorry to bother you but your kids snuck over to our yard, didn't know if you knew where they were." I've done that once and it never happened again. Maybe because they think me a biatch but oh well - think what will happen if these kids get hurt on your property. Even if you don't know they're on it you could still be held liable.

If they're doing this regularly though, you might want to skip the walk and call SocServ. There's a law on how old (don't think it's 7) a child can be before giving care to another child and for how long.

My daughter didn't start going out to play (backyard) alone until 5.
Only with permission and because I have a good view of the yard.
She's 9 now and she still has to tell me before she goes outside so at least I know where she is.
 
twinoaks207

twinoaks207

Having Fun!
If you see children wearing diapers running around in the streets with no adult in sight, or someone 13 or over with them, call 911 and ask them to "check the welfare". Calling Social Services yourself takes too long and the child could be hit by a car by the time you find the phone number.

Unbelievable that some so-called parents would let this happen repeatedly. I can see once if the child slipped out the gate while your back was turned for a couple of seconds (took me a heart-stopping minute to catch up to the little bugger, too!), but on a consistent basis? NO!!!!!
 
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