How Time Changes Things

Tonight my 11 year old went to the local skating rink with her friends alone. This is the first time she has gotten to do this. I was 14 and in Jr. High before I did that. I think back to how things were back when I was growing up. Have children today gotten more mature than we where or are parents today more lax? I am an overprotective parent and even I let her do more than I did at her age. This world has gotten harder. There is more danger. Yet kids have more freedom than ever. Are cell phones to blame? Is this a good or bad thing? I don't know. I want to protect my child. I would love to cage her up in a tower somewhere, but I don't think that is exactly legal. I want her to be social and have friends but can't they just stay little?