I might not have my eldest in full sight at all time as he is 14, my youngest never goes anywhere without adult supervision, call me over protective but at 7 I don’t think he should be hanging around on the streets nevermind near quarrys.
My mum used to have me out on the street from 9 in the morning only being allowed back in for lunch or tea, that was then…and guess what! I had a man sexually assult me when I was 8 years old, it might of been wrong time wrong place but I think it was as dangerous then as it is now.
In todays society mums have to go to work to make ends meet, neighbours are no longer friends, just people we say hi to if our paths happen to cross, this story just reiterates how dangerous this world is, it’s about time parents stopped thinking of the “good ol’ days” and remember what society is. For me this world is a scary place especially since having children of my own, not a day goes by I do not worry.