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[bloodbythepint]

so i just had a little tiff with jeanelle about my kid being alone for about 45 mins this morning while she slept between the time her mom needed to go to class and the time i would be able to come over to hang out with rachel. She feels like it is absolutely insane that i could even consider the possibility and flatly refused me. It seemed to me

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[emoxstars]

You're a boy. Rules aren't ever the same for girls.

[dewlettizzle]

I can see you were probably still heated after I had left for work. I tend to agree with you, primarily because you know the situation and if she is sleeping, she isn't at risk of an injury. That being said, I also know Jeanelle probably doesn't keep an eye on her every single second of the day, I think her being as mad as she was this morning was a little out of hand.
I know when I was 5, I walked to school by myself. Granted, it was only a block away and in sight of the apartment I lived at, I was still out and about all the time when I was that age and growing up.
That's all I really have to say, I talked to Jennifer about it a little this morning and she thought Jeanelle's fury was a little irrational as well, but my guess is that she hadn't been furious with you for a while so this morning was reason enough to freak out on you.

[thebigkislowski]

My thought on the subject is this:

Rachel is what? 5 years old?

It's incredibly unlikely, but if a fire started, would she be able to handle it? If she had a physical accident of any kind, would she be able to handle that? Or call someone?

I remember being that age, and I was perfectly capable for my age, but if something had gone severely wrong, I wouldn't be able to handle it.

And again, chances are that nothing is going to happen, but you really never know. It's better to be safe than sorry, I think. There's no need for constant supervision, but I think being home completely alone at that age is kind of dangerous

[lvdramaqueen]

Hmm well I wasn't allowed to be at home by myself till I was ten and only allowed to play around the neighborhood as long as I was with groups of other kids...It really just depends on the parents I guess. Then again..It's true that boys have different rules then girls. My brother's rules were way more lax then mine were when I was a kid.