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WhiteTara

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1. When I was growing up we were latch key kids

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 11:04 AM

Sep 2018

and once my parents went on a 2 week vacation and left me and my younger sisters home to fend for ourselves. I couldn't drive at the time, so it was an interesting time. We lived about 20 miles out in the country and had 2 watch dogs who would have killed for us, but we were still alone.

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Bristol, CT, woman left children alone for most of weekend [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 OP

When I was growing up we were latch key kids WhiteTara Sep 2018 #1

How old were all of you? left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #2

I was 15 and my youngest sister was 5 WhiteTara Sep 2018 #3

15 should be old enough ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #4

My parents did too. WhiteTara Sep 2018 #5