The article reflects on the experience of growing up as a child in the 1980s, where freedom and independence were the norm. The anonymous contributor recalls riding bikes around the city and having minimal supervision, highlighting how children would engage in outdoor activities until dark. The narrative shares insights about the challenges faced by a working single mother at that time, who ensured her children were cared for while balancing her own social life. This independence shaped the upbringing and family dynamics, particularly once the contributor became a parent.
The fact that we got left alone so much is something that would confuse kids today. I remember being in 4th grade and riding my bike all around the city.
She worked a lot as a single mother in the '80s. And on her days off, we would sometimes go do something, but there were also times she would go out with her friends to the bar.
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