re: Karen calls cops on my wife for leaving kids in AC’d car

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You said it all. You would 100% not do this if you actually were.

This smells a whole lot like a bugapaintrain alter.

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My parents did it, and all statistics say it’s safer than ever to be a kid. Maybe if I lived in the Hood I wouldn’t, but no, I plan on raising my kids the same way my parents raised me. To not allow my 8 year old to go biking around the neighborhood without me would deprive them of their childhood. If they betrayed my trust and left the neighborhood, that’s one thing, but I will give them the opportunity to do such.

Stupid wife stupid life

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To not allow my 8 year old to go biking around the neighborhood without me would deprive them of their childhood. If they betrayed my trust and left the neighborhood, that’s one thing, but I will give them the opportunity to do such.

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Why the hell do you keep saying this, like I said this was not ok? You are just making shite up. My daughter is riding her bike down the street as we speak.

For me, it depends more on what kind of neighborhood and the 8 year old. I am certain I had more freedom alone than that at that age.

Now, for more help I will need pics of your wife and the Karen preferably in an embrace.

Kudos to your wife. I would have had some choice words for her.

I don’t think there is some magic number for a kids age where this is acceptable. However, during COVID I would have done the same thing; less people are out roaming and I’m not going to just expose my kids if I think they are mature enough.

Would it be ok if I was running in the pizza place to pick up my to go order? Where do you draw the line?

When are kids old enough to walk to school / ride their bike? Is there a magic number for that?

I stayed in the car a lot while my parents were getting groceries because I liked to ride along but didn't like being in the store. Of course sometimes I just stayed at home, and I guess that would get them arrested these days too. (I would have been around 4 or 5 then).

But they were never dumb enough to leave me in the car and leave the car running. That's nuts.

I don’t personally think your wife did anything wrong. But this day and age, I wouldn’t do it.

Yeah we rode in back of trucks and on tailgates and front seats and no seatbelts, etc. We had BB gun wars. I hear you. I get it . But unfortunately we live in a different 2020 world and our kids won’t get to experience the same (fun) stuff we did. We were left to roam the neighborhood and adjacent fields and woods at an early age. But they can’t do that anymore. It’s a shame. But yeah I wouldn’t trust anyone this day and age.




... similar story for me only involving my dog:

Couple years back, I took my dog in car for ride with me to grocery store which he loves to do. I ran into grocery store for literally only a gallon of milk. Left car running and was in the store for no time. I rushed down the aisle because I was paranoid of someone in parking lot thinking my dog was in danger. Sure enough, I hit self checkout and walk out in probably 3 mins or less and there was an old lady out by my car and mistook his barking for distress. In a mere 3 minutes time. I told her he was fine and showed her my single gallon of milk.

I’m the pussy I guess, because I've never taken him along for similar quick errand ever since because I don’t want to deal with shite like that anymore. Or some moron breaking my window in 2 minutes.

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But they were never dumb enough to leave me in the car and leave the car running. That's nuts.

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When you remote start the car it cannot be put into gear.