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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Fred show is on. It's stay or go, all right,
So I did the thing I never do, and I
posted a picture on National Radio Day. Oh God of
me in a radio studio. You literally said it an
hour ago. Okay, we're brought the radio people to pose
the picture then with the board behind him. You don't
you don't get to make fun of something that I'm
(00:20):
currently making fun of myself for like, you don't know. Actually,
you can do it. You can if you want. But
I don't know why I thought of it. But I
thought of this picture of a baby Fred at my
very first real radio job. That was in my college yearbook.
And I'm like, where is that picture? And I found
it during a commercial. Not Chris Frederick, yeah radio name,
(00:42):
brother Fred, brother. Oh I know him, brother Fred. Well yeah,
that's that's the story in itself. But we're not going
to tell. But I get article. We got a whole article.
I got a hold I found it. I was like,
you know what, I'm posting this because I was a
little baby, little baby djuh. Fred had no idea that
it would get to the whatever.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
This is when a person graduates from college hoping to
get a job in the media. Today, most could expect
to spend years working their way up to the larger markets.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
One SMU student jumped ahead. Well, one SMU student lied
is ass made a completely fake demo on a radio
station that doesn't exist to get a job in market
number five that I never should have had, never should
have had, And then fast forward twenty some years later,
(01:31):
I have a job I never should have had. So anyway,
that's up Fred on air. You can go check it
out if you want too. But a happy National Radio
Day from a baby fread and a bunch of clothes
that don't fit. I don't know why anyone let me
dress like that? Why did no one in my life?
A lot of people in my life cared enough to
support me for twenty five years in this thing, but
they didn't support me enough to buy me clothes it fit.
(01:51):
But this is like the style? Now what am I
always saying? I should have kept all those clothes and
I can wear them again. Very cute, see very mindful.
I was very not mindful at that stage of my life.
But anyway, a lot of people to think. But mostly
it's you, guys. Mostly it's the people listening to this
whatever this is, this crap? Who put up with us
(02:12):
every single day and have for so many years. It's
the only reason we get to do this every day.
So that's my thank you on a national radio day
from me to you from the and and believe it
or not, I'm being entirely sincere from the bottom of
my heart. A lot of people. I've got just countless
people to think over the last twenty five years that
like stood by me, you know, taught me stuff like
(02:34):
didn't abandon me when I was an idiot, you know,
like honestly should have fired me one hundred times. People
who will never be forgotten. And but really it's just
the people who've listened all this time. But you know,
look at you. A lot of people in here have
similar stories though. I mean, Kiki was scheduling the actual
commercials that you hear on the radio.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Yeah eight years ago. Oh no, maybe just a few
years ago. I thought it was more than that radio
three years well.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
I thought you worked here much longer than that, That's
what I mean. So you were here like three or
four years before that, weren't you.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
I was an intern for free for two years. She
Ha's what I'm talking about.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
All of that before you ever got to even talk
on the radio.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Crazy is that the four of us, we're all local,
we're all local talent, which doesn't happen, which doesn't happen,
all of.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Whom have never had a job at any other radio station. Well, yeah,
worked in l A and Chicago. Not many people that
that's not so bad. That either speaks to immense talent
or lack of availability of people. One or the other
it does. I don't know which one it is. I
(03:41):
can my way into a room. Okay, let me tell
you no doubt about it. I remember that, I remember that.
But I'm grateful for all you guys and for this,
and I don't know, I'm feeling all nostalgia day on
national radio deck. I should get all in, but never forget,
never forget the people who helped you. Hey, Sierra, good morning.
How you doing.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
I'm doing all right?
Speaker 5 (04:02):
How about you?
Speaker 1 (04:04):
I'm all right, I'm great. It is that's a radio day?
Why not? Who knew?
Speaker 4 (04:08):
That's?
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Thank you? I didn't even know that really that it
was a thing until today, even though I probably mentioned
it every year on the radio. But what's going on
with you? Tell us what's going on in say ergo?
This morning? With just your husband. Yeah, it's your husband.
I got the email right here, But why don't you explain? Sure?
Speaker 6 (04:26):
So, I know this part of the show is called
stay or go, and I'm not necessarily thinking of leaving
my husband, but but we have been dealing with with
a tough time right now.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
Okay, No, I mean, but we're all what happened? Yes, Well,
I'm like that's the story. I'm like that was that
a pregnant pause? Was that? Was that a pause for
dramatic effects? Like you're good at this, maybe you've done
this before.
Speaker 6 (04:51):
No, my husband and I can't seem to agree on
what age it's appropriate to leave our our son home alone.
He just turned nine, and the way our work schedules work,
there's usually one two hour period where he would be
alone unless we got childcare for him, which is pretty expensive.
(05:12):
But we don't have family around us either. So my
husband said that he's old enough to stay home and
he deserved that opportunity to be trusted. And when he
was a kid, he was left home alone even earlier
than that.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
I'm thinking about this. How was I when I maybe
around that age? I don't remember. I can't remember it.
Had you been before that because my sister was born.
I wasn't maybe sitting my sister at when she was
one or two. But I can't remember how old were
you when you were left alone.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
I mean our parents did to us all the time,
but like they left all the cousins again, so there
was always an older cousin fifteen or sixteen watching the
rest of us. But I mean left home alone. I
don't know, probably thirteen or fourteen something.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
That also, you're saying nine too, because you had a
look on your face. You're saying nine too young young?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Yeah, hopefully he Maybe he has friends in the block
on the neighborhood.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Yeah, you can send them over to nine is too young, okay?
So you think how old then, Sierra, you think now.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Eleven, even eleven might be a little too young.
Speaker 6 (06:14):
What's leaning towards?
Speaker 1 (06:16):
And he thinks now he thinks he thinks nine is okay?
You think another three or four years?
Speaker 6 (06:22):
Yeah, exactly. But he thinks that he's trustworthy. And I
do trust my son. I just don't trust the outside factors,
like if there's a fire, there's a stranger out the door,
then that that gives me anxiety.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
I mean, it make me sound an old time and
I'm not that old, but like it is a whole
different generation now though, because you've got cameras everywhere and
cell phones and you know, ways to get a hold
of people immediately and you know, watch and see what's
going on. I don't know. I guess, if anything, I
would think it would be younger now than it's ever been,
depending on the kid I got. I'm not a parent,
(06:57):
but I mean if your kid's kind of like a
like an idiot, then and you know, as kids can be,
then maybe don't leave them alone, Like if you just
caught them playing with matches, like now, wouldn't be the
time to necessarily just like leave you know, the house
for hours on end. But a ring camera in every
room in that house. No.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
I saw this on a Team Mob episode. I'm still
watching tea Mom. But she was leaving to go out
on a date with her fiance and she left two
of her kids home by themselves, and she's told them before.
She she said stay in view of the camera, and
then she said, don't call me, we're on a date,
and they just walked out the door. So I guess
her plan is as long as they're in camera view,
in the house, then they can watch themselves.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Huh. I'm curious. So eight five five, five, one one
three five we have parents of the young kids here
who haven't gotten to that yet, and then we have
people like me who probably shouldn't be a parent of anything.
But I don't know. I guess nine didn't seem that
young to me. But then it really would depend on
the kid in the situation, right, and how close are
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neighbors and friends, and you know, are your neighbors people
that you trust and that you know can kind of
look over and maybe it's maybe it's an holf an
hour here, an hour there, and then you work up
to it, you know, I don't know. I don't know.
But this is like a real fight you guys are having,
do you think, I mean, yeah, what's the compromise? I
assume you won, or you're going to win.
Speaker 6 (08:13):
I hope so. Well, So here's the thing, he says
that it's playing into other aspects of our relationship. So
every time there's some type of argument and it goes on, well,
you always have to have your way, just like like
with our kid right now, and it's either your way
or the highway. But I just feel like I as
his mom, I know what's.
Speaker 4 (08:33):
Best for him.
Speaker 6 (08:35):
This is biological science, Okay, I'm just going to know.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
What's best as a kid. You'd be scared.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
I'd be scared to stay home alone at nine years old,
but then I'm scared of everything, but I would be there.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
He's still scared to stay at home alone. Yeah, you're right.
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Actually, I obviously would trust a nine year old girl
to stay like better than a nine year old boy.
For some reason, you know what I'm saying. I feel
like girls are more mature at that age. Like if
I left Ashton Litlone at nine years old, I don't
think i'd have a house that come back.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
See that's why I say it's case by case. I mean,
there's probably like a minimum age. But let me take
some phone calls on this and see Sierra, good luck,
thanks for calling.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
People are saying the legal agent Illinois, for example, is
fourteen years So Abby, Abby, I can't leave Minny. I
don't have a kid that I'm aware of, but I can't.
I couldn't leave that kid alone until he or she
was fourteenth. That's the law, that's what.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
Yeah, in Illinois, it's fourteen and not's way too young.
I think fourteen is kind of old. All it takes
is one nosy neighbor to like see your kid and
think that you're not doing your job and make a
phone call and blow up your life. I mean, nine
is way too young.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
Yeah. See someone else is saying it's third. I mean
I'm getting a bunch of different texts about it. Maybe
it depends like what part of the you know, what
city you actually live in and all that. But yeah, okay, Abby, Yeah.
Speaker 5 (09:54):
Hell yeah yeah, Illinoid's is fourteen. We've got one of
the oldest stay at home laws normally, like nationwide, it
is about twelve.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
But two years later I can drive, and four years
later I can smoke a cigarette. Like it kind of
seems maybe that's a.
Speaker 5 (10:07):
Little bit Yeah exactly.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
I don't know about that, Abby. Thank you have a
good day.
Speaker 5 (10:12):
Yeah you too.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Aaron is a social hi aeron social worker erin good morning,
How were you?
Speaker 7 (10:18):
Hi, Good morning, I'm good.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
What's what's the appropriate age? Then? When are you supposed
to be able to leave your kid at home?
Speaker 5 (10:24):
Well, so I don't necessarily agree with it, because, like you,
I was like ten when I was staying home alone,
when I was young, but the loss of fourteen, so.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
That's crazy to me. Two years later, I'd drive a
motor vehicle. I can drive it across the country. I
could go and go and go and there many how
much gas money? I have a Well why would you
say that? If someone would ask you? As a social worker,
If someone says, hey, erin, you know how old? How
old is it old enough for me to leave my
kid alone?
Speaker 6 (10:53):
Well, I why.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Is it is?
Speaker 8 (10:55):
It does say fourteen, but it also says you have
to have reasonable I'm like, if you're leaving them home
to run to the store for fifteen minutes, like you
know that they're going to be back, you're not leading overnight,
and you've got reasonable plans to come back.
Speaker 5 (11:10):
So it's tricky.
Speaker 8 (11:11):
But if you had a neighbor that was obnoxious or
your kids were obnoxious, like, you're going to get in trouble,
so right.
Speaker 1 (11:17):
Someone turn you in or whatever? You am?
Speaker 4 (11:19):
Okay?
Speaker 1 (11:19):
All right, Aaron? Well thank you, Yeah, no problem, have
a good day. Casey, Hi, Casey, how you doing, Hi?
Frid how are you Casey? Good morning? So how old
is too old or too young or whatever to leave
your kid alone? This is a fight that this woman
is having in her relationship, and he says, now, she
says nine is too young. In this case, it was
nine years old, and she's saying eleven, twelve something like that.
(11:41):
What do you think?
Speaker 5 (11:43):
Well, I really think it depends on the kid, because
I have a sixteen year old daughter now who still
doesn't want to be left home alone.
Speaker 4 (11:50):
But I have a twelve year old.
Speaker 5 (11:52):
I have a twelve year old son who, like, at seven,
he was like, yeah, I.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Get out of here. I'm fine. Yeah. I really think
it depends on the child, and it also depends on
the circumstance and.
Speaker 5 (12:02):
How long you're going to be gone and all of
those things.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Yeah, I'm just thinking about this now. I was much
eight years older than my sister, which worked out very
well for my parents. I was a built in babysitter
from basically the days when that two was born. But
as soon as she was like potty trained, they could
leave because I was like eleven or twelve at that point.
As soon as I turned sixteen, I was her transportation. Yep.
I mean they thought this out. I think built in babysitting.
Thank you, Casey, have a good day.
Speaker 8 (12:28):
Thanks bred.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Yeah, they considered this didn't they, is it? Gabriel, Hi,
good morning, good morning. Okay, So what is the appropriate
age to leave your kid alone?
Speaker 4 (12:39):
Well, my parents.
Speaker 7 (12:40):
Taught me from a young age that you got to
take responsibilities while you're younger and so you can learn
for the future. And when I was eight and nine,
I was actually watching my four year old and three
year old brothers and sisters, so home alone by myself
when I had seven siblings, clo, I don't see any
(13:01):
problem with leaving your kid home at eight, nine, at
or ten.
Speaker 1 (13:05):
Okay, yeah, wow, as long as they have.
Speaker 7 (13:07):
Enough responsibility and you are trustworthy with them, I see.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Okay, Gabriel, thank you have a good day.
Speaker 4 (13:14):
Yeah you as well.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
Thank you only how polite? Look how polite that guy was? Hey, Justin?
Good morning, How you doing, good morning?
Speaker 4 (13:21):
I'm good. How are you.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
Hey, Justin Man, I'm doing all right. Thanks for calling.
What is the What is the age which you leave
your kid alone?
Speaker 4 (13:29):
I would say nowadays will probably be around twelve to thirteen.
I remember when I was a kid, in about six
or seventh grade, my mom used to leave me home alone.
The her thing was, don't answer the door to anybody.
Don't answer the phone to anybody if they don't have
a key to the house, they don't need to be
in here, and it'll only be for about an hour
(13:51):
or to a day. But I feel like with all
the cameras nowadays, maybe about twelve to thirteen, it'll be
the best time to leave kids home alone.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
Say now, I mean everyone's got ring cameras and cameras
in this place in that place, so that you can
have a better idea what's going on, and then you
can get a hold of the kid more easily than
you could back in the day.
Speaker 4 (14:09):
Oh definitely. I don't have a cell phone. Back then,
there was a house phone and that was it, and
I had to call my mom's office. Can I speak
to my mom?
Speaker 1 (14:19):
Yeah, oh yeah, thank you, justin have a good day.
I wonder about this sometimes too, like the stuff that
we we've talked about it before, but the stuff that
we used to be allowed to do as kids, Like
my parents didn't hesitate to let me. You know, the
sun goes up, get on your bike. Basically when the
street lights come on, that's when you need to be home.
Like when it's dark that you need to be home.
And I wouldn't talk to them all day. Yeah, no,
(14:41):
check in, No, we go right around neighbor, go to
the yogurt store, we go over to the convenience store,
we go. I mean we'd ride around, I mean just
all day, you know, with our friends or whatever. And
I don't know that I would let my kid do that. Now.
It wasn't that my parents were bad parents. They were
great parents, but like there'd be a charity thing at
school and they'd let me go knocked door to door. Yeah,
we didn't know all the neighbors as far as I
could go, because my parents like be entrepreneurial, like go
(15:03):
raise some money, you know, like just go do it,
go knock on doors saying, and I would never let
my kid do that now. But the question is people are,
like it's different times now. Were those people were those
creepy ass people just not there? I don't know when
I was young, they were, right, That's what I'm saying.
Or like now that because Chris Hansen calls him out online,
now we know who they are, But like before they
were there and somehow we all just got lucky. Like
(15:23):
I don't know, you have times really changed as far
as like weirdos go or or are we just more
aware of it now you just seem more, especially on
social media, Like as a parent, that's the anxiety to
one hundred because of social media. To be honest, like
it's a lot of information. It's good information. It is.
At the same time, it's like what we didn't know?
I don't know. I guess.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
I mean as a kid, like I did some dumb things,
you know, like my parents didn't know. I just went
I did some dumb things. But now as a parent,
like when Ashton gets to the age and we be
like yo, bro, like you need to check it. Like
I know, I know the tricks.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
You know you ain't gonna trick me. I know all that.
Speaker 5 (15:59):
You know.
Speaker 1 (15:59):
What's the worst part of the dumb stuff you did
is none of it was caught on ring CAMPRAS. None
of it. The Entertainment Reports
Fred show is on. It's stay or go, all right,
So I did the thing I never do, and I
posted a picture on National Radio Day. Oh God of
me in a radio studio. You literally said it an
hour ago. Okay, we're brought the radio people to pose
the picture then with the board behind him. You don't
you don't get to make fun of something that I'm
(00:20):
currently making fun of myself for like, you don't know. Actually,
you can do it. You can if you want. But
I don't know why I thought of it. But I
thought of this picture of a baby Fred at my
very first real radio job. That was in my college yearbook.
And I'm like, where is that picture? And I found
it during a commercial. Not Chris Frederick, yeah radio name,
(00:42):
brother Fred, brother. Oh I know him, brother Fred. Well yeah,
that's that's the story in itself. But we're not going
to tell. But I get article. We got a whole article.
I got a hold I found it. I was like,
you know what, I'm posting this because I was a
little baby, little baby djuh. Fred had no idea that
it would get to the whatever.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
This is when a person graduates from college hoping to
get a job in the media. Today, most could expect
to spend years working their way up to the larger markets.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
One SMU student jumped ahead. Well, one SMU student lied
is ass made a completely fake demo on a radio
station that doesn't exist to get a job in market
number five that I never should have had, never should
have had, And then fast forward twenty some years later,
(01:31):
I have a job I never should have had. So anyway,
that's up Fred on air. You can go check it
out if you want too. But a happy National Radio
Day from a baby fread and a bunch of clothes
that don't fit. I don't know why anyone let me
dress like that? Why did no one in my life?
A lot of people in my life cared enough to
support me for twenty five years in this thing, but
they didn't support me enough to buy me clothes it fit.
(01:51):
But this is like the style? Now what am I
always saying? I should have kept all those clothes and
I can wear them again. Very cute, see very mindful.
I was very not mindful at that stage of my life.
But anyway, a lot of people to think. But mostly
it's you, guys. Mostly it's the people listening to this
whatever this is, this crap? Who put up with us
(02:12):
every single day and have for so many years. It's
the only reason we get to do this every day.
So that's my thank you on a national radio day
from me to you from the and and believe it
or not, I'm being entirely sincere from the bottom of
my heart. A lot of people. I've got just countless
people to think over the last twenty five years that
like stood by me, you know, taught me stuff like
(02:34):
didn't abandon me when I was an idiot, you know,
like honestly should have fired me one hundred times. People
who will never be forgotten. And but really it's just
the people who've listened all this time. But you know,
look at you. A lot of people in here have
similar stories though. I mean, Kiki was scheduling the actual
commercials that you hear on the radio.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Yeah eight years ago. Oh no, maybe just a few
years ago. I thought it was more than that radio
three years well.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
I thought you worked here much longer than that, That's
what I mean. So you were here like three or
four years before that, weren't you.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
I was an intern for free for two years. She
Ha's what I'm talking about.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
All of that before you ever got to even talk
on the radio.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Crazy is that the four of us, we're all local,
we're all local talent, which doesn't happen, which doesn't happen,
all of.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Whom have never had a job at any other radio station. Well, yeah,
worked in l A and Chicago. Not many people that
that's not so bad. That either speaks to immense talent
or lack of availability of people. One or the other
it does. I don't know which one it is. I
(03:41):
can my way into a room. Okay, let me tell
you no doubt about it. I remember that, I remember that.
But I'm grateful for all you guys and for this,
and I don't know, I'm feeling all nostalgia day on
national radio deck. I should get all in, but never forget,
never forget the people who helped you. Hey, Sierra, good morning.
How you doing.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
I'm doing all right?
Speaker 5 (04:02):
How about you?
Speaker 1 (04:04):
I'm all right, I'm great. It is that's a radio day?
Why not? Who knew?
Speaker 4 (04:08):
That's?
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Thank you? I didn't even know that really that it
was a thing until today, even though I probably mentioned
it every year on the radio. But what's going on
with you? Tell us what's going on in say ergo?
This morning? With just your husband. Yeah, it's your husband.
I got the email right here, But why don't you explain? Sure?
Speaker 6 (04:26):
So, I know this part of the show is called
stay or go, and I'm not necessarily thinking of leaving
my husband, but but we have been dealing with with
a tough time right now.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
Okay, No, I mean, but we're all what happened? Yes, Well,
I'm like that's the story. I'm like that was that
a pregnant pause? Was that? Was that a pause for
dramatic effects? Like you're good at this, maybe you've done
this before.
Speaker 6 (04:51):
No, my husband and I can't seem to agree on
what age it's appropriate to leave our our son home alone.
He just turned nine, and the way our work schedules work,
there's usually one two hour period where he would be
alone unless we got childcare for him, which is pretty expensive.
(05:12):
But we don't have family around us either. So my
husband said that he's old enough to stay home and
he deserved that opportunity to be trusted. And when he
was a kid, he was left home alone even earlier
than that.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
I'm thinking about this. How was I when I maybe
around that age? I don't remember. I can't remember it.
Had you been before that because my sister was born.
I wasn't maybe sitting my sister at when she was
one or two. But I can't remember how old were
you when you were left alone.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
I mean our parents did to us all the time,
but like they left all the cousins again, so there
was always an older cousin fifteen or sixteen watching the
rest of us. But I mean left home alone. I
don't know, probably thirteen or fourteen something.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
That also, you're saying nine too, because you had a
look on your face. You're saying nine too young young?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Yeah, hopefully he Maybe he has friends in the block
on the neighborhood.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Yeah, you can send them over to nine is too young, okay?
So you think how old then, Sierra, you think now.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Eleven, even eleven might be a little too young.
Speaker 6 (06:14):
What's leaning towards?
Speaker 1 (06:16):
And he thinks now he thinks he thinks nine is okay?
You think another three or four years?
Speaker 6 (06:22):
Yeah, exactly. But he thinks that he's trustworthy. And I
do trust my son. I just don't trust the outside factors,
like if there's a fire, there's a stranger out the door,
then that that gives me anxiety.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
I mean, it make me sound an old time and
I'm not that old, but like it is a whole
different generation now though, because you've got cameras everywhere and
cell phones and you know, ways to get a hold
of people immediately and you know, watch and see what's
going on. I don't know. I guess, if anything, I
would think it would be younger now than it's ever been,
depending on the kid I got. I'm not a parent,
(06:57):
but I mean if your kid's kind of like a
like an idiot, then and you know, as kids can be,
then maybe don't leave them alone, Like if you just
caught them playing with matches, like now, wouldn't be the
time to necessarily just like leave you know, the house
for hours on end. But a ring camera in every
room in that house. No.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
I saw this on a Team Mob episode. I'm still
watching tea Mom. But she was leaving to go out
on a date with her fiance and she left two
of her kids home by themselves, and she's told them before.
She she said stay in view of the camera, and
then she said, don't call me, we're on a date,
and they just walked out the door. So I guess
her plan is as long as they're in camera view,
in the house, then they can watch themselves.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Huh. I'm curious. So eight five five, five, one one
three five we have parents of the young kids here
who haven't gotten to that yet, and then we have
people like me who probably shouldn't be a parent of anything.
But I don't know. I guess nine didn't seem that
young to me. But then it really would depend on
the kid in the situation, right, and how close are
(07:52):
neighbors and friends, and you know, are your neighbors people
that you trust and that you know can kind of
look over and maybe it's maybe it's an holf an
hour here, an hour there, and then you work up
to it, you know, I don't know. I don't know.
But this is like a real fight you guys are having,
do you think, I mean, yeah, what's the compromise? I
assume you won, or you're going to win.
Speaker 6 (08:13):
I hope so. Well, So here's the thing, he says
that it's playing into other aspects of our relationship. So
every time there's some type of argument and it goes on, well,
you always have to have your way, just like like
with our kid right now, and it's either your way
or the highway. But I just feel like I as
his mom, I know what's.
Speaker 4 (08:33):
Best for him.
Speaker 6 (08:35):
This is biological science, Okay, I'm just going to know.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
What's best as a kid. You'd be scared.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
I'd be scared to stay home alone at nine years old,
but then I'm scared of everything, but I would be there.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
He's still scared to stay at home alone. Yeah, you're right.
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Actually, I obviously would trust a nine year old girl
to stay like better than a nine year old boy.
For some reason, you know what I'm saying. I feel
like girls are more mature at that age. Like if
I left Ashton Litlone at nine years old, I don't
think i'd have a house that come back.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
See that's why I say it's case by case. I mean,
there's probably like a minimum age. But let me take
some phone calls on this and see Sierra, good luck,
thanks for calling.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
People are saying the legal agent Illinois, for example, is
fourteen years So Abby, Abby, I can't leave Minny. I
don't have a kid that I'm aware of, but I can't.
I couldn't leave that kid alone until he or she
was fourteenth. That's the law, that's what.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
Yeah, in Illinois, it's fourteen and not's way too young.
I think fourteen is kind of old. All it takes
is one nosy neighbor to like see your kid and
think that you're not doing your job and make a
phone call and blow up your life. I mean, nine
is way too young.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
Yeah. See someone else is saying it's third. I mean
I'm getting a bunch of different texts about it. Maybe
it depends like what part of the you know, what
city you actually live in and all that. But yeah, okay, Abby, Yeah.
Speaker 5 (09:54):
Hell yeah yeah, Illinoid's is fourteen. We've got one of
the oldest stay at home laws normally, like nationwide, it
is about twelve.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
But two years later I can drive, and four years
later I can smoke a cigarette. Like it kind of
seems maybe that's a.
Speaker 5 (10:07):
Little bit Yeah exactly.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
I don't know about that, Abby. Thank you have a
good day.
Speaker 5 (10:12):
Yeah you too.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Aaron is a social hi aeron social worker erin good morning,
How were you?
Speaker 7 (10:18):
Hi, Good morning, I'm good.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
What's what's the appropriate age? Then? When are you supposed
to be able to leave your kid at home?
Speaker 5 (10:24):
Well, so I don't necessarily agree with it, because, like you,
I was like ten when I was staying home alone,
when I was young, but the loss of fourteen, so.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
That's crazy to me. Two years later, I'd drive a
motor vehicle. I can drive it across the country. I
could go and go and go and there many how
much gas money? I have a Well why would you
say that? If someone would ask you? As a social worker,
If someone says, hey, erin, you know how old? How
old is it old enough for me to leave my
kid alone?
Speaker 6 (10:53):
Well, I why.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Is it is?
Speaker 8 (10:55):
It does say fourteen, but it also says you have
to have reasonable I'm like, if you're leaving them home
to run to the store for fifteen minutes, like you
know that they're going to be back, you're not leading overnight,
and you've got reasonable plans to come back.
Speaker 5 (11:10):
So it's tricky.
Speaker 8 (11:11):
But if you had a neighbor that was obnoxious or
your kids were obnoxious, like, you're going to get in trouble,
so right.
Speaker 1 (11:17):
Someone turn you in or whatever? You am?
Speaker 4 (11:19):
Okay?
Speaker 1 (11:19):
All right, Aaron? Well thank you, Yeah, no problem, have
a good day. Casey, Hi, Casey, how you doing, Hi?
Frid how are you Casey? Good morning? So how old
is too old or too young or whatever to leave
your kid alone? This is a fight that this woman
is having in her relationship, and he says, now, she
says nine is too young. In this case, it was
nine years old, and she's saying eleven, twelve something like that.
(11:41):
What do you think?
Speaker 5 (11:43):
Well, I really think it depends on the kid, because
I have a sixteen year old daughter now who still
doesn't want to be left home alone.
Speaker 4 (11:50):
But I have a twelve year old.
Speaker 5 (11:52):
I have a twelve year old son who, like, at seven,
he was like, yeah, I.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Get out of here. I'm fine. Yeah. I really think
it depends on the child, and it also depends on
the circumstance and.
Speaker 5 (12:02):
How long you're going to be gone and all of
those things.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Yeah, I'm just thinking about this now. I was much
eight years older than my sister, which worked out very
well for my parents. I was a built in babysitter
from basically the days when that two was born. But
as soon as she was like potty trained, they could
leave because I was like eleven or twelve at that point.
As soon as I turned sixteen, I was her transportation. Yep.
I mean they thought this out. I think built in babysitting.
Thank you, Casey, have a good day.
Speaker 8 (12:28):
Thanks bred.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Yeah, they considered this didn't they, is it? Gabriel, Hi,
good morning, good morning. Okay, So what is the appropriate
age to leave your kid alone?
Speaker 4 (12:39):
Well, my parents.
Speaker 7 (12:40):
Taught me from a young age that you got to
take responsibilities while you're younger and so you can learn
for the future. And when I was eight and nine,
I was actually watching my four year old and three
year old brothers and sisters, so home alone by myself
when I had seven siblings, clo, I don't see any
(13:01):
problem with leaving your kid home at eight, nine, at
or ten.
Speaker 1 (13:05):
Okay, yeah, wow, as long as they have.
Speaker 7 (13:07):
Enough responsibility and you are trustworthy with them, I see.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Okay, Gabriel, thank you have a good day.
Speaker 4 (13:14):
Yeah you as well.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
Thank you only how polite? Look how polite that guy was? Hey, Justin?
Good morning, How you doing, good morning?
Speaker 4 (13:21):
I'm good. How are you.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
Hey, Justin Man, I'm doing all right. Thanks for calling.
What is the What is the age which you leave
your kid alone?
Speaker 4 (13:29):
I would say nowadays will probably be around twelve to thirteen.
I remember when I was a kid, in about six
or seventh grade, my mom used to leave me home alone.
The her thing was, don't answer the door to anybody.
Don't answer the phone to anybody if they don't have
a key to the house, they don't need to be
in here, and it'll only be for about an hour
(13:51):
or to a day. But I feel like with all
the cameras nowadays, maybe about twelve to thirteen, it'll be
the best time to leave kids home alone.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
Say now, I mean everyone's got ring cameras and cameras
in this place in that place, so that you can
have a better idea what's going on, and then you
can get a hold of the kid more easily than
you could back in the day.
Speaker 4 (14:09):
Oh definitely. I don't have a cell phone. Back then,
there was a house phone and that was it, and
I had to call my mom's office. Can I speak
to my mom?
Speaker 1 (14:19):
Yeah, oh yeah, thank you, justin have a good day.
I wonder about this sometimes too, like the stuff that
we we've talked about it before, but the stuff that
we used to be allowed to do as kids, Like
my parents didn't hesitate to let me. You know, the
sun goes up, get on your bike. Basically when the
street lights come on, that's when you need to be home.
Like when it's dark that you need to be home.
And I wouldn't talk to them all day. Yeah, no,
(14:41):
check in, No, we go right around neighbor, go to
the yogurt store, we go over to the convenience store,
we go. I mean we'd ride around, I mean just
all day, you know, with our friends or whatever. And
I don't know that I would let my kid do that. Now.
It wasn't that my parents were bad parents. They were
great parents, but like there'd be a charity thing at
school and they'd let me go knocked door to door. Yeah,
we didn't know all the neighbors as far as I
could go, because my parents like be entrepreneurial, like go
(15:03):
raise some money, you know, like just go do it,
go knock on doors saying, and I would never let
my kid do that now. But the question is people are,
like it's different times now. Were those people were those
creepy ass people just not there? I don't know when
I was young, they were, right, That's what I'm saying.
Or like now that because Chris Hansen calls him out online,
now we know who they are, But like before they
were there and somehow we all just got lucky. Like
(15:23):
I don't know, you have times really changed as far
as like weirdos go or or are we just more
aware of it now you just seem more, especially on
social media, Like as a parent, that's the anxiety to
one hundred because of social media. To be honest, like
it's a lot of information. It's good information. It is.
At the same time, it's like what we didn't know?
I don't know. I guess.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
I mean as a kid, like I did some dumb things,
you know, like my parents didn't know. I just went
I did some dumb things. But now as a parent,
like when Ashton gets to the age and we be
like yo, bro, like you need to check it. Like
I know, I know the tricks.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
You know you ain't gonna trick me. I know all that.
Speaker 5 (15:59):
You know.
Speaker 1 (15:59):
What's the worst part of the dumb stuff you did
is none of it was caught on ring CAMPRAS. None
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