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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 14:29:09 GMT -5
Sometimes I feel that way now I agree, and there are just things you have to do in life. I don't want to give my kids 100% freedom to never have to do an unpleasant chore. I also agree with wrongside that I like the company. If you are coming with me, why not come with me so I won't be alone. We're all happier when he stays in the car! Listening to him complain the entire time doesn't make my job any more pleasant. My husband and 3 year old are usually along for the company part.
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Post by zibazinski on May 24, 2013 16:25:55 GMT -5
It's called saying SHUT UP! We all have to do things we don't like to do. Grocery shopping isn't high on MY list, either, but no way would I have dated to complain the whole time I was in a store with my mother. She'd have backhanded me into tomorrow and I would have deserved it.
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Post by zibazinski on May 24, 2013 16:26:23 GMT -5
Dared to complain.
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Post by Opti on May 24, 2013 17:43:58 GMT -5
The link BTW says a few minutes but really doesn't define what a few minutes was. It was a horrible accident, but couldn't have occurred if there hadn't been a lighter or matches in the van.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 20:08:43 GMT -5
It's called saying SHUT UP! We all have to do things we don't like to do. Grocery shopping isn't high on MY list, either, but no way would I have dated to complain the whole time I was in a store with my mother. She'd have backhanded me into tomorrow and I would have deserved it. We all choose our battles and making him grocery shop just isn't something I care that much about.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on May 24, 2013 20:19:02 GMT -5
Didn't read the whole thread...
If you work so close - will you be able to come home for lunch at random times?
And I am probably too paranoid - but I would want them to call me every 1-2 hrs?
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 20:34:36 GMT -5
Opie on the Andy Griffith show would hang out with bums who happened to show up in town and Opie was only five or six years old for a couple of years. Andy never cared and he was a good dad. Seriously! You crack me up!!!
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Post by Lizard Queen on May 24, 2013 20:53:16 GMT -5
So, my kids are only 3 and 7 months, but my opinion is 4 hours max for a 10 yo, and 1-2 hours for an 8 yo who is accompanied by a 10 yo. (I have no problem with kids these ages hanging out in the car while mom shops. They know how to open the door if they get hot.)
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Post by zibazinski on May 25, 2013 5:29:21 GMT -5
But you know someone will call cops on you so why even start with the hassle?
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Post by doxieluvr on May 25, 2013 7:36:11 GMT -5
Why would a car ever need to be equipped with matches? That is just plain foolish. I keep lots of things in my car, sunscreen, bug spray, rolled blanket, baby wipes, first ad kit. But I see no reason to have matches for everyday use, stored in a car. Now if we were hiking or camping, but they would be packed in gear. Not easily accessible to kids in the car.
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Post by gooddecisions on May 25, 2013 8:03:13 GMT -5
I don't think it was matches actually, maybe a cigarette lighter that was manufactured with the car. She was adamant about it being 2 minutes when I saw the episode.
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Post by doxieluvr on May 25, 2013 8:09:03 GMT -5
I don't think it was matches actually, maybe a cigarette lighter that was manufactured with the car. She was adamant about it being 2 minutes when I saw the episode. No need for either of those things either. I was glad when car manufactures stopped equipping cars with them.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2013 14:09:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't have left my kids home alone while I was working when they were 8 and 10. My son was like Dennis the Menace growing up. Always getting into something or coming up with some harebrained scheme. These are the kids that set my stove on fire frying chicken while I was taking a nap. They were teenagers then. My daughter immediately bundled my nephew up and ran out with him and the dogs. The alarm was blaring "FIRE ALERT! GET OUT!", so that's what she did lol. Heck, if the fire hadn't been 2 steps from an exit I would've run out too because it wasn't just a little fire. They also had the fire department at my house because they were cooking rice and set off the heat sensor on the alarm. They were teenagers then too, and I was only gone about 30 minutes. Now that they're young adults, they tell me stuff they did that I didn't know about, like what REALLY happened to my treadmill. I was right not leaving them home alone when they were young.
I think it depends on the kid(s) as to when it's ok. I stayed home alone a lot when I was a kid and nothing bad ever happened.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on May 25, 2013 19:44:22 GMT -5
Opie on the Andy Griffith show would hang out with bums who happened to show up in town and Opie was only five or six years old for a couple of years. Andy never cared and he was a good dad. Seems the only one who was ever in jail on that show (when Opie was hanging out at the station) was Otis, the town drunk.
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Post by happyscooter on May 26, 2013 7:01:46 GMT -5
No, remember the episode when Barney was acting sheriff and he put the whole town in jail? Aunt Bee had to bring Opie because she couldn't leave him home alone.
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Post by toomuchreality on May 26, 2013 7:38:40 GMT -5
I haven't read through all the answers yet, but...
This is a tough decision to make.
I was already babysitting 3 younger kids for the summer, when I was 10. (my mom or help was just a phone call away, if I had any questions or problems. But I didn't.)
When my oldest was 11, we hired a 14 yr old girl to come care for our 6 month old, while I was working a few hours a day. It turned out we were paying the 14 yr old, but she was rarely there. When she was, so were her friends. And she didn't watch the baby, my 11 yr old did. (We were trying to help a friend. -The mom of the 14 yr old. Ugh.)
It very much depends on the kids. If you think they'll be okay, try it out for a short time and see how it goes. Just make sure they have someone close they can contact, in case something important comes up. And that they both understand what the rules, boundaries, and consequences are.
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Post by moneyminded on May 26, 2013 23:25:35 GMT -5
I don't think it is the children you have to worry about too much, so long as they are responsible. The only thing that would really concern me are home invasions and the occasional burglary. Seems like they are becoming more prevalent these days.
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Post by moneyminded on May 26, 2013 23:27:27 GMT -5
I should clarify: I wouldn't want a child(ren) home alone, BECAUSE of the aforementioned. I have heard as of late, children in closets calling 911 because there is someone in the house. S-C-A-R-Y.
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