Ah, the way life use to be.
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I just had to be home before the street lights came on
Same! This was in the 90s. We had a school directory and if my mom needed to find me, she’d call a few of the neighbors to see where I was. Everyone looked out for everyone else’s kids, too.
This is true and your neighbors better not ever call your parents to say you were doing something wrong. You would pay hell for that.
I always dreaded the words "well - boys will be boys" if my mom was talking to other parents or even my grandparents. They didn't have to say what I did. That was enough.
Lol - here in Alaska the street lights don't go on until after midnight in some places because the sun is up that long. Summer camp is rough - kids never want to go to bed!
Same here.