As someone who walked to and from school as a kindergartener and in grades 1, 4, 5, and 6 (I was bussed to a different school for integration purposes in grades 2 & 3), this grandmother is completely ridiculous.
It's a 10 minute walk if the child dawdles, and she texts her father when she gets off the bus. And he's there at home! She doesn't have to let herself in! She's learning she can navigate the world and be okay, and that is an important skill.
God knows how this woman would react to the two tween boys I see riding the Metro on my commute every morning. They're riding trains with all sorts of unsavory types like (check notes) construction workers and civil servants.
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It's a 10 minute walk if the child dawdles, and she texts her father when she gets off the bus. And he's there at home! She doesn't have to let herself in! She's learning she can navigate the world and be okay, and that is an important skill.
God knows how this woman would react to the two tween boys I see riding the Metro on my commute every morning. They're riding trains with all sorts of unsavory types like (check notes) construction workers and civil servants.