A woman working the overnight shift to earn money

[Jamastiene]

93. I have always been a night owl.

My mother slept when she had a 3rd shift job. I entertained myself and didn't get into too much trouble. I had my dogs, for crying out loud. No one was going to try to hurt me, day or night. My dogs wouldn't let anyone near me unless they knew the person. Even then, they watched like a hawk. I have had friends' dogs be that protective over me too.

I don't know why people think nighttime is so much different. I was once warned by a friend of the family not to go walking on the beach at night, because men "do things with each other" out there at night. Hell, they "do things to each other" in the daytime too. Seen it, no big deal. If they are doing "things with each other," what reason do I have to fear them? It is none of my concern. That is how I finally put it to that person with their homophobic nonsense to shut them up at me. I enjoyed my walks on the beach. Granted, I was a teenager by then, but had enjoyed my nighttime walks in woods and at the beach before that person came along with their "warnings."

It all depends on the maturity level and street smarts of the kid, more so than the age of the kid. If a kid is street smart and mature, they can handle things better. It is better to teach kids than to overprotect them to the point that they cannot function.