I was a free-range kid. I would go all over the place, alone or with friends, and there was never a problem, no one ever called the cops. It’s sad that kids don’t have that option any more.
I was a free range kid too. One time I went to the store for my mom. When I put the grocery bag down to get my bike a dog came up and stole the pack of hotdogs out of the bag. I thought my parents would be upset. They thought it was funny.
I remember one time as a young child when my mother took me to my aunt’s house. Then they left me alone in the house for several hours while they went shopping. No harm came of it.