Talk:Penpal/@comment-25280329-20140808125336/@comment-25364525-20140830005351

I can totally explain your first problem: When I was 5-6, it was 1999/2000, and living in a quiet and small and peaceful town in a neighbourhood (in my case) with loads of people, I used to be outside all day without my parents - Well, I didn't have a huge forest or a lake nearby, but there were many trees - some which you definately couldn't see from our house. Times have changed a lot and nowadays no one would leave their child running around alone for hours on end - but back then - for me at least - it was really normal. This thing is that there (usually) are always some adults watching. (Like Mrs Maggie. Even though she's really not the most realiable, but there probably have benn other houses around. And even when I was all alone outside, which would occasionally happen - we had rules (do not drive to the main roads with loads of cars with the bike, for example, or do not go to certain places) and idek what 5-6 year olds nowadays are like but i obeyed. there was no reason for me to doubt my parents rules or even to refuse them. So back in the day i think it was just normal, because it just wasn't as dangerous back then..