We thought they meant this.
When they were really visiting the cataract
via the culvert under crabtree road.
We love our free range kids.*The 7 yo was afraid of the deep water in the culvert (waist deep for her), so she crossed the road alone while the 8 and 10 yos crossed below. The other girls' parents were at the Camp Blue vs. Camp Gold
I just about had a heart attack when I realized how far they can travel in such a short time. When Mark and I finally caught up with them, they were returning from the steep, cataract portion of the creek. I wondered, since the girls were OK, if their parents need know about the expedition. Then they told me that they had gone down there at least 8 times already that week.
2 comments:
I'm so glad those days are behind me. It gets even scarier when they become teens.
I love the free range kids concept. I'd probably do the same as you -- say creek and trust that they'd be at the creek. Of course, a creek can be kinda big and kids move fast when they want! ;-) I worry, but try to give mine the independence they need.
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