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We let our kids <9 walk to the corner store and park by t...
smoky swashbuckling clown
  06/23/25
You’re the parenting version of those guys who openly ...
cheese-eating ivory parlor
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You want me on that wall.
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supple crackhouse gaping
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You are not only throwing their consensus worldview into dis...
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supple crackhouse gaping
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I love when I get to cite the statute. I get overly solicit...
smoky swashbuckling clown
  06/23/25
citing the municipal code to overwrought women works for me ...
jade electric half-breed
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Racy sepia center
  06/23/25
It’s state law (cities would do the opposite) that bas...
smoky swashbuckling clown
  06/23/25
It “works” if it makes them lose their shit even...
marvelous sinister church
  06/23/25
Make your children wear hi-vis vests when they go out on the...
curious wine turdskin kitchen
  06/23/25
Lol, that would be hilarious AND safe
smoky swashbuckling clown
  06/23/25
Under age 9 is kind of young for walking around alone imo
misanthropic crawly skinny woman
  06/23/25
gbti
Walnut Thirsty Therapy
  06/23/25
You live in the wrong neighborhood. Its not just laws, it's ...
aromatic startled immigrant school
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Yes, I don’t live in the suburbs
smoky swashbuckling clown
  06/23/25
You're a bad parent if you let your kids out of your sight b...
sick soul-stirring business firm
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(My neighbor)
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:21 AM
Author: smoky swashbuckling clown

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: cheese-eating ivory parlor

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: smoky swashbuckling clown

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: sable maniacal base fortuitous meteor



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:43 AM
Author: supple crackhouse gaping



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



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:47 AM
Author: cheese-eating ivory parlor



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:56 AM
Author: Walnut Thirsty Therapy



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:17 AM
Author: orange french stage coldplay fan



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742139&forum_id=2#49042148)



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:30 AM
Author: offensive fanboi



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 5:53 PM
Author: Beady-eyed dead main people



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:33 PM
Author: smoky swashbuckling clown



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:43 AM
Author: supple crackhouse gaping



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



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:38 AM
Author: Rusted Garrison

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: supple crackhouse gaping



(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: smoky swashbuckling clown

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: jade electric half-breed

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: Racy sepia center



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Date: June 23rd, 2025 12:11 PM
Author: smoky swashbuckling clown

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: marvelous sinister church

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: curious wine turdskin kitchen

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: smoky swashbuckling clown

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: misanthropic crawly skinny woman

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: Walnut Thirsty Therapy

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: aromatic startled immigrant school

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: smoky swashbuckling clown

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: sick soul-stirring business firm

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: smoky swashbuckling clown

(My neighbor)

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