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Remeber Latchkey Kids? Were You One? I Was And I Survived! LOL

schulzie @schulzie (4061) • United States 2 Dec 08

Remember the term "Latchkey Kid"? I was a Latchkey Kid from the time I turned eight years old. In case you have never heard of it, a child who returns from school to an empty house because his or her parents are away at...

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Boomerang Children

dreemsofdark @dreemsofdark (714) • United States 29 Sep 08

When I moved out of the house my mom said "That's it, you don't move back in" And my parents have helped me out a lot. They bought my washer and dryer for me and everything like that. But now I have recieved a paycut at work...

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How old should a child be before you leave them on their own?

kbourgerie @kbourgerie (8780) • United States 25 Feb 08

Well I'm home from the first day of my employment workshop and man am I beat. Not from the class itself, it actually was alot of fun. No it was staying up too late mylotting. I only got about 2-1/2 hours sleep. I won't have a...

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Tell me something positive about a negative in our life...past or present

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 6 Sep 07

Like pyewacket, one of my favourite mylotters, I was a latch key kid. Very shy, there were some days I would come home from a very quiet day in school to an equally quiet house. My mom would often put the tv in the closet - on...

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