The Old Folks Home

[drumstick diva]

You're right Alaskan. It was really my mother who let us free range (rather than bother her) and never knew where we were or what awful thing might be happening to one of us.

BTW my sister is 4.5 years older than me - as kids I idolized her, she could ride a two wheeler (a full sized one) cross streets without holding anyone's hand and travel on a Chicago bus alone.

 

[pennyJo1960]

But yes I thing DD is correct grandmas are getting younger and probably should not have had the now mother of them... but let's face it go back mothers where like 13 in yesteryear huh

 

[CapricornFarm]

A dog may grab a child for no reason at all.



Predators, human or otherwise, are only one reason not to let a small child be outside unwatched. There is currently a desperate search going on in Craven County for a 3-year-old that was playing outside with two other kids at his grandmother's house yesterday and apparently just wandered off into the woods.View attachment 1651865

I hope they find the child unharmed.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I think they don't make grandmas like the used to. I've read on Foxnews.com, etc. that some grandmas have been deliberately abandoning gr.kids or murdering them to get away from watching them.

What is wrong with people?!

 

[pennyJo1960]

It is the world we live in and helped to create remember the old adage spare the rod spoil the child think our pc touchy feely will bite us in the backside on that one

 

[bruceha2000]

Chicago, I believe even downtown areas have coyotes.

 

[getaclue]

I hope they find the child unharmed too. I don't want to be too quick to jump on the "blame grandma" bandwagon, unless they find proof of something.

 

[pennyJo1960]

OH I do not want them to jump on anyone till they know more heavens do not think they even found the child yet have they ?

 

[getaclue]

Not that I know of.

 

[pennyJo1960]

well getting late but they found the boy safe he wandered down the road to another town
Goodnight he is alright