Oh, then these people would be HORRIFIED at how I was raised at 5 years old. I had free range of a 2500 acre RANCH in the BFE of BFE Colorado, AND had my OWN kid sized snowmobile I went out on. Did anyone know what I was doing? Probably not. Visiting my fox friends or reading probably. As long as I came back when the meal bell rang, nobody worried. Ranch life is a VERY different beast from suburbia. But that is why I am FIERCELY independent also. #news https://people.com/va-mom-convicted-for-letting-5-year-old-walk-alone-to-pond-plans-to-appeal-12111373