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We let our kids <9 walk to the corner store and park by t...
Talented field
  06/23/25
You’re the parenting version of those guys who openly ...
vigorous area pervert
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You want me on that wall.
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Know-it-all electric associate library
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Talented field
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vivacious slap-happy stage
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You are not only throwing their consensus worldview into dis...
Histrionic disrespectful weed whacker
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vivacious slap-happy stage
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I love when I get to cite the statute. I get overly solicit...
Talented field
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citing the municipal code to overwrought women works for me ...
Self-centered locale
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Stirring Famous Landscape Painting Antidepressant Drug
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It’s state law (cities would do the opposite) that bas...
Talented field
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It “works” if it makes them lose their shit even...
Beady-eyed harsh boltzmann
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Make your children wear hi-vis vests when they go out on the...
Dead Telephone Parlor
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Lol, that would be hilarious AND safe
Talented field
  06/23/25
Under age 9 is kind of young for walking around alone imo
hot scarlet lodge
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gbti
mauve well-lubricated piazza
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You live in the wrong neighborhood. Its not just laws, it's ...
mind-boggling underhanded pit idea he suggested
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Yes, I don’t live in the suburbs
Talented field
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Jade sick boiling water
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(My neighbor)
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:21 AM
Author: Talented field

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=2Elisa#49041972)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: vigorous area pervert

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=2Elisa#49041973)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Talented field

You want me on that wall.

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



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:34 AM
Author: submissive nudist reading party halford



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:43 AM
Author: vivacious slap-happy stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2Elisa#49042002)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:47 AM
Author: vigorous area pervert



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2Elisa#49042010)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:56 AM
Author: mauve well-lubricated piazza



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:17 AM
Author: Splenetic zombie-like stage boistinker



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:30 AM
Author: floppy bright hominid



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2Elisa#49042169)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 5:53 PM
Author: Know-it-all electric associate library



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2Elisa#49043616)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:33 PM
Author: Talented field



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2Elisa#49044285)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:43 AM
Author: vivacious slap-happy stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2Elisa#49042001)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:38 AM
Author: Histrionic disrespectful weed whacker

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=2Elisa#49041988)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:44 AM
Author: vivacious slap-happy stage



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



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:50 AM
Author: Talented field

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=2Elisa#49042089)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:03 AM
Author: Self-centered locale

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=2Elisa#49042117)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:04 AM
Author: Stirring Famous Landscape Painting Antidepressant Drug



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



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:11 PM
Author: Talented field

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=2Elisa#49042547)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 6:01 PM
Author: Beady-eyed harsh boltzmann

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=2Elisa#49043634)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:06 AM
Author: Dead Telephone Parlor

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=2Elisa#49042123)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:09 PM
Author: Talented field

Lol, that would be hilarious AND safe

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



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:25 AM
Author: hot scarlet lodge

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

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



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:27 AM
Author: mauve well-lubricated piazza

gbti

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



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: mind-boggling underhanded pit idea he suggested

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=2Elisa#49042286)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: Talented field

Yes, I don’t live in the suburbs

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



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: Jade sick boiling water

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=2Elisa#49042550)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:16 PM
Author: Talented field

(My neighbor)

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