Single Mothers & Dating

yes - my DS is this way, too. He has had to learn to entertain himself while I am busy working at home and he is careful. He sent me a text message yesterday from his dad's so I would remember he has early release at school and to pick him up on time. He is careful and quiet. I started leaving him to go to the store - go and come back within the hour. And I can ride my bike in the morning while he is sleeping. We started in little bits with the same rules - no cooking, no cutting with knives, no climbing on chairs, no kids in, no kids out, no phone unless it is me. With the dogs it is good because it is never like either one of us is alone.

BUT OMG - to allow any kid to be by himself on a subway in NYC at that age - I think that is just crazy and do not really believe that story. We are suburbia types anyway - so a whole different world. Clean, coddled, cozy and I like it that way!

Heck, I don't even like my 18yo riding public transportation anywhere! Not that I'm so afraid that something will happen to her...more afraid she will get lost! She has her cell phone (we are a cell phone family too, LOL) but if I'm at work and don't hear my phone ring, I won't know she is lost and how to help her get home. We went to Old Sacramento and decided to take the lite rail to get there (to save on gas and parking) and it was scary coming home! There was a stabbing right around the corner, something happened to a lady sitting on a bench and they took her away via ambulance, and because of the stabbing, the train refused to stop so no one could get out of there! Mind you, this is probably the busiest stop this city has...and all this happened!

I can't remember how old my first three were when I let them stay home alone, but can remember that my oldest started out walking home from school and was only there about half an hour (we lived on the same block as the school) before I got home. As for my youngest, I wonder if I will EVER trust him to be home alone...too afraid he will burn down the house or something!

Kristy