Hmm.. I'm not that old (I'm 23) and a lot of this stuff was also normal when I was a kid. I wonder if things are that different for 8 year olds now (the stuff about being a kid and getting into trouble, I mean).
I had to dress up to go to church.
From the time I can remember forward, the rule was that I just had to be home...eventually. I couldn't actually spend the night in the woods, but I could explore them to my heart's content.
I rode my bicycle everywhere. I rode my bike to school starting the summer of 4th grade, 3 miles each way down a highway and through town, but I didn't even get killed a little bit.
I had to dress up to go to church.
From the time I can remember forward, the rule was that I just had to be home...eventually. I couldn't actually spend the night in the woods, but I could explore them to my heart's content.
I rode my bicycle everywhere. I rode my bike to school starting the summer of 4th grade, 3 miles each way down a highway and through town, but I didn't even get killed a little bit.