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10. Prior to the 2000s, it was referred to as 'latchkey kids' and quite common

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 10:42 AM

Aug 2025

The concept is not new at all. The minor variants, as with all things, are.

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What is wrong with our society? [View all] Stargazer99 Aug 2025 OP

Just my opinion.... PennRalphie Aug 2025 #1

When a society degrades labor rights to the degree ours has, alittlelark Aug 2025 #3

I often hear this. PennRalphie Aug 2025 #6

Actually, if you look at history, mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #16

It didn't happen during the Great Depression. Kaleva Aug 2025 #12

Prez Trangerine was raised by TV IbogaProject Aug 2025 #14

BINGO! rurallib Aug 2025 #7

PA, where I live, is full of hunters. PennRalphie Aug 2025 #8

Sociopath Nation EYESORE 9001 Aug 2025 #5

Here's..a disgusting piss-you-off chouchou Aug 2025 #17