If anyone has a pool in gastonia, they better fill it up with cement.
At 7, genX was doing all sorts of shenanigans on the streets. Walking across a four lane road was merely foreplay.
Wife and I were in costa rica in 2003. We stopped for gas at a remote-ish place in the mountains. No tourists (except us). All locals. There was a group of 8 year old boys (at least 5 of them) greeting drivers, marshaling cars in and out, filling up tanks, taking money to the adult superintendent, and returning change to the driver. They worked for tips. I took a look at the superintendent, and the kids were working so fast, so efficient that the adult could barely keep up with handing out change. And, this gas station was at least a mile from the nearest village. I assume the kids walked there and back.
In summary, costa rican 8 year olds can run a gas station.
It’s a felony to let kids from gastonia, NC cross the street without an adult guardian.
Astounding.