Parents stop mollycoddling your children!

My son did a paper round for several years when he was at high school. He got himself up, did his rural round on his bike which took nearly an hour and then got his breakfast and got dressed for school to catch the bus about 8 am.

A couple of parents DROVE their kids all the way round to deliver papers. He said it must cost them more in petrol than the kids wages.

Yes, my DS used his bike as his round was a lttle way away and quite rural.

Primrose53

My son did a paper round for several years when he was at high school. He got himself up, did his rural round on his bike which took nearly an hour and then got his breakfast and got dressed for school to catch the bus about 8 am.

A couple of parents DROVE their kids all the way round to deliver papers. He said it must cost them more in petrol than the kids wages.

I cooked him breakfast for when he got back 😇
Was I a helicopter mother?

I advertised on the village FB for a teenager aged 16+ to earn some pocket money - as you say just parents replied on their behalf. It's crazy.

It is a different world now. There are folk out there ready to exploit young girls - porn is everywhere - social media is pernicious - you often do not actually know who you are speaking to. Who can blame parents for trying to protect their children? Times have changed ....