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We let our kids <9 walk to the corner store and park by t...
Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig
  06/23/25
You’re the parenting version of those guys who openly ...
Fiercely-loyal Ticket Booth Milk
  06/23/25
You want me on that wall.
Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig
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Plum office
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Charismatic hateful half-breed juggernaut
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sadistic stage
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Boyish temple
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honey-headed business firm partner
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Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig
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Charismatic hateful half-breed juggernaut
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You are not only throwing their consensus worldview into dis...
trip stage
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Charismatic hateful half-breed juggernaut
  06/23/25
I love when I get to cite the statute. I get overly solicit...
Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig
  06/23/25
citing the municipal code to overwrought women works for me ...
cream glittery wrinkle hunting ground
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spruce tank
  06/23/25
It’s state law (cities would do the opposite) that bas...
Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig
  06/23/25
It “works” if it makes them lose their shit even...
insecure stirring center love of her life
  06/23/25
Make your children wear hi-vis vests when they go out on the...
Titillating Unholy Gas Station
  06/23/25
Lol, that would be hilarious AND safe
Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig
  06/23/25
Under age 9 is kind of young for walking around alone imo
aphrodisiac principal's office
  06/23/25
gbti
sadistic stage
  06/23/25
You live in the wrong neighborhood. Its not just laws, it's ...
Fishy Dashing Candlestick Maker
  06/23/25
Yes, I don’t live in the suburbs
Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig
  06/23/25
You're a bad parent if you let your kids out of your sight b...
ultramarine hall private investor
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(My neighbor)
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:21 AM
Author: Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig

We let our kids <9 walk to the corner store and park by themselves. Usually, I follow along at a great distance. About 1/3 of the time some woman (95 percent of the time) will stop and demand to know where they are going and where their parents are. I've told them to just say, "We're fine, but thanks for asking." But then some number of them will park their car and get more involve and then chastise me for letting them walk alone.

I usually control my temper and cite my state's free range statute, but then they always argue with that and say things like, "I don't agree with that law."

It's crazy that we've managed to make children being outside an abnormality. When I was a kid I left the house from sunup to dusk and got up to all kinds of shenanigans and no adults cared.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49041972)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Fiercely-loyal Ticket Booth Milk

You’re the parenting version of those guys who openly carry AR-15s downtown in front of government buildings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49041973)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig

You want me on that wall.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49041981)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:34 AM
Author: Plum office



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:43 AM
Author: Charismatic hateful half-breed juggernaut



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:47 AM
Author: Fiercely-loyal Ticket Booth Milk



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:56 AM
Author: sadistic stage



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:17 AM
Author: 180 iridescent clown idea he suggested



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:30 AM
Author: Boyish temple



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 5:53 PM
Author: honey-headed business firm partner



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:33 PM
Author: Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:43 AM
Author: Charismatic hateful half-breed juggernaut



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:38 AM
Author: trip stage

You are not only throwing their consensus worldview into disarray but are also questioning the value of their work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49041988)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:44 AM
Author: Charismatic hateful half-breed juggernaut



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042003)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:50 AM
Author: Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig

I love when I get to cite the statute. I get overly solicitous and offer to send it to them and read it to them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042089)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:03 AM
Author: cream glittery wrinkle hunting ground

citing the municipal code to overwrought women works for me in all sorts of situations. must be your tone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042117)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:04 AM
Author: spruce tank



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042118)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:11 PM
Author: Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig

It’s state law (cities would do the opposite) that basically says kids can walk to school by themselves if they can handle it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042547)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 6:01 PM
Author: insecure stirring center love of her life

It “works” if it makes them lose their shit even more, because it adds to the entertainment value of the encounter and there’s nothing the Nosy Nellies can do about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49043634)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:06 AM
Author: Titillating Unholy Gas Station

Make your children wear hi-vis vests when they go out on their own and call the police every time a busybody detains your children. Eventually people in the neighborhood will accept that the kids in fluorescent vests are just allowed to walk around unsupervised.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042123)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:09 PM
Author: Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig

Lol, that would be hilarious AND safe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042543)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:25 AM
Author: aphrodisiac principal's office

Under age 9 is kind of young for walking around alone imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042160)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:27 AM
Author: sadistic stage

gbti

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042166)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: Fishy Dashing Candlestick Maker

You live in the wrong neighborhood. Its not just laws, it's about culture. That would never happen where we live. I see really small kids out biking in grouPs, walking their dOgs, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042286)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig

Yes, I don’t live in the suburbs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042545)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: ultramarine hall private investor

You're a bad parent if you let your kids out of your sight before they're 18

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042550)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:16 PM
Author: Aromatic Brilliant Rigpig

(My neighbor)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2)#49042560)