At what age would you let a kid stay home alone after school?

[ELVIS]

there are about 5 people on here that have an opinion that should be considered invalid. cobraman not being one of them.

god bless.

[Cobraman]

there are about 5 people on here that have an opinion that should be considered invalid. cobraman not being one of them.

god bless.

I knew that "Elvis is fresh" comment wouldn't go unnoticed!

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there are about 5 people on here that have an opinion that should be considered invalid. cobraman not being one of them.

god bless.

Cobraman's opinion on just about everything is invalid.

[Cobraman]

Cobraman's opinion on just about everything is invalid.

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To include his opinion of my posts.

[Cobraman]

To include his opinion of my posts.

Well, master of intelligence. Refute my opinion then.

[Lone Sailor]

When I have beer it goes in the fridge in my room. Hard stuff doesn't belong there.

Mine does.

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Well, master of intelligence. Refute my opinion then.

Well I don't disagree with the first sentence. But why bother with the second? It's invalid!

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I thought kids had to be 13 to stay at home alone. We just started to let my son stay home but we also live in nowheresville. With what happens today any younger someone would call CPS.

[Lone Sailor]

I thought kids had to be 13 to stay at home alone. We just started to let my son stay home but we also live in nowheresville. With what happens today any younger someone would call CPS.

There is no law regarding minors being alone, or being with other minors unsupervised.

[Treasure Chest]

Well, master of intelligence. Refute my opinion then.

You don't punish good behavior. You can't say, "Hey, here's some freedom, enjoy it for a year or two." Then, retract it in a preemptive strike to avoid unwanted behavior. You're pretty much saying, "I trusted you for a while, and you haven't given me any reason NOT to trust you, but I'm going to redact that trust clause, because kids are inherently bad."

That's an act of rebellion waiting to happen. Ask me how I know.

[Cobraman]

You don't punish good behavior. You can't say, "Hey, here's some freedom, enjoy it for a year or two." Then, retract it in a preemptive strike to avoid unwanted behavior. You're pretty much saying, "I trusted you for a while, and you haven't given me any reason NOT to trust you, but I'm going to redact that trust clause, because kids are inherently bad."

That's an act of rebellion waiting to happen. Ask me how I know.

Yeah, I understand. It was more sarcastic in saying that it should be avoided if possible.

[Treasure Chest]

Yeah, I understand. It was more sarcastic in saying that it should be avoided if possible.

Sarcasm doesn't register in script, especially when one is trying to argue that he's entitled to give parenting advice from the other end of the spectrum.

FWIW, I grew up with a parent that was always home when I came home from school, as was my high school boyfriend. From experience, I can attest that having a parent in the house AND having a rule that the boyfriend wasn't allowed in my room didn't deter us from having sex (or from my flashing Robert his first in the flesh tits). It just turned the situation into a challenge accepted.

Drugs and alcohol weren't an issue, because neither of those fit with my personality. My parents are still convinced that I was the wild child who experimented with everything under the sun, but are pretty sure I didn't have sex until I graduated.

[Cobraman]

Sarcasm doesn't register in script, especially when one is trying to argue that he's entitled to give parenting advice from the other end of the spectrum.

FWIW, I grew up with a parent that was always home when I came home from school, as was my high school boyfriend. From experience, I can attest that having a parent in the house AND having a rule that the boyfriend wasn't allowed in my room didn't deter us from having sex (or from my flashing Robert his first in the flesh tits). It just turned the situation into a challenge accepted.

Drugs and alcohol weren't an issue, because neither of those fit with my personality. My parents are still convinced that I was the wild child who experimented with everything under the sun, but are pretty sure I didn't have sex until I graduated.

Is your husband muffrazr Robert? Or am I way off?

[Leah]

Is your husband muffrazr Robert? Or am I way off?

Yes, he is.