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Originally Posted by danielf
How times change...
I grew up in the 70s. Me and a mate of mine took the train to go and visit a museum in the nearest city (10 miles away). I was 13.
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I think I was only a little older than that when my mum let me and a friend, and my younger brother, take ourselves and our pocket money off to Southport for the day by train. We survived.
Of course, we had spent entire days out of her sight from much younger than that, exploring on our bikes.
I know the children in this case are much younger, but even so - times have changed, and not for the better IMO.