Struggling with this.
I know a single mum (rather not say how, not related, but I don't want to be outed), who is leaving her (just) 11 year old and her (just) 7 year old alone every week day after school until 8pm.
Just 11 year old is very sensible, just 7 year old is not.
She is leaving them to go to work as it's the only work she can find. I feel a lot of sympathy for her, no family support, difficult to find work, work doesn't pay well enough for childcare costs.
However, it feels a REALLY long time for her to leave them and she is going a way away.
I don't know how to tackle this at all. Or, in fact, if I should. FWIW her background is very different to mine and I get the impression that in her home country kids being left on their own is much less of a big deal than it is over here.
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BlueBlueElectricBlue · 26/05/2017 09:16
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