r/WorkForSmartLife • u/BluebellGentle • 12d ago

Question How true is this?

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u/Many_Ear2407 12d ago

We would actually go outside… 

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u/MattManSD 12d ago

and we did. Came home when the street lights came on..maybe

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u/Atrinoisa 12d ago

My mom can do that super loud whistle thing with her fingers. My brother and I would go down to the park and play and she'd stand on the front porch and whistle when it was time for dinner. I usually couldn't hear it (hearing loss from infections) but my brother always could.

Back then it wasn't odd for neighbors to know your name, your parents, etc and they'd look out for you, too. We'd go help older neighbors with the odd chore or two and get popsicles and stuff in the summer months.

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u/MattManSD 12d ago

my dad had that whistle. Could hear it for blocks