how old were you when your parents started leaving you alone?

[rudeguy]

I am talking about less than an hour. I don't really feel comfortable leaving my son alone for that long. But my sister and I were home alone 3+ hours a day when we were about 7.

 

[notfred]

about 7 or so.

 

[Firsttime]

10 i think

 

[shilala]

My parents left me at the hospital.

 

[ironcrotch]

8

I remember the first time they left me alone too. I called Santa's 1-900 # that I saw on tv.

 

[Ryan]

I dunno - around 9 or 10.,

 

[Yossarian]

28

 

[Quasmo]

13

 

[DanDaMan315]

Originally posted by: shilala
My parents left me at the hospital.

nice

 

[cavemanmoron]

I was very Independent,at a young age.
I walked home at age 5 from kindergarten,because I was mad at the babysitter,
{both parents worked,after school I was supposed to go to sitters house}.

It is about 5 miles from that school to my old house.

 

[eakers]

10.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
I was very Independent,at a young age.
I walked home at age 5 from kindergarten,because I was mad at the babysitter,
{both parents worked,after school I was supposed to go to sitters house}.

It is about 5 miles from that school to my old house.

but you had your club on you right?

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: eakers
10.

EAKERS!!!!

How the heck have you been?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
28

By my calculations that would be 18 years from now? :laugh:

 

[Landroval]

5 - I was a latchkey

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: notfred
about 7 or so.

 

[Crescent13]

13

 

[eLiu]

they left me alone for brief periods (like a run to the store) of time starting ~1st/2nd grade...they would only leave me for extended periods after 5th/6th (like a whole day/night event)

 

[Juno]

Well, started at young age. Probably at 6 or 7. I usually walked home from karate lessons, I guessed people around me were scared.

HIYAHHHHH!!

 

[nageov3t]

I was a latchkey kid starting in first grade, so I guess 6 or 7.

 

[PHiuR]

always had older sisters rd.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Nine IIRC, but possibly eight.

 

[KC5AV]

By the time I was 6 or 7, my sister and I would spend the entire day at home alone. That was about 25 years ago, though. These days, parents would probably be arrested.

 

[gistech1978]

i remember the first time i was left alone. i was about 4 or 5 my mom just had to run pick up my sister from somewhere really quick. she asked me if i was sure and i said yes. i was playing with lego's or something.

i distinctly remember hearing the garage door shutting and running out into the garage screaming and BAWLING, banging my fists on the garage door.

very traumatic. though it was my fault, she asked me if i could handle it, apparently i couldnt.

 

[Siva]

I was a latchkey kid till my sister got home every day, I think that was once she moved up to middle school so I was 7. I wasn't really alone for more than two hours till I was around 10ish I believe.