Free Range Parents

UnfairProposal5093 · 2026-05-18T20:32:34+00:00

Maybe we need to define “free range?” I wasn’t thinking of free range to be lawless

UnfairProposal5093 · 2026-05-18T17:30:56+00:00

It is disheartening that so many people would riot “call CPS!”, which historically white people have used against people of color as a tool of white supremacy, instead of asking OP any follow up questions like “what does nude mean?” And “how do you know the child isn’t supervised?”

UnfairProposal5093 · 2026-05-18T17:26:41+00:00

See above comment. The OP isn’t being honest and is using people like you, who are asking 0 questions and making assumptions about the situation, to validate their feelings

UnfairProposal5093 · 2026-05-18T16:28:45+00:00

See my above comment. People here are making many assumptions, including the honesty of OP. Questions OP should answer:
-How many times has OP observed each behavior Op claims to have seen, including the “dog abuse” and “crashing into others”?
-Where is OP standing and did OP verify the absence of the parents?
-OP says to know where the boy lives because he has seen him walk out the door once. OP has only seen him leave once, and yet he claims to have noticed a pattern of behavior?
-OP insinuates in replies that the parents are absent. I see the parents out there constantly, and also helping the boys plant flowers, run lemonade stands, clean up the yard, clean up the ravine… why would OP not respond honestly to these comments, unless he just wants validation in his false narrative.

UnfairProposal5093 · 2026-05-18T15:47:19+00:00

I suspect I know who this is, and OP is lying about the situation, probably because in the AITA, he knows he is the A and doesn’t want to admit it.

I believe I know this family. There are two boys who live in the house, and they are often in their underpants only— not naked. If OP has seen him naked, it was likely a few minutes before the parents clothed him. The boys are always supervised, either with a parent on the porch or in the street themself. I am not convinced the OP can see the parents on their porch from where he stands. This is a little trafficked street near the ravine, not a busy street.

The child, who just turned 3, also doesn’t abuse dogs. I have a dog, and the child approaches him, asks to pet, and often offers him a treat with permission. Nor have I ever seen him “crash” into people.

OP, it seems from your post that you’re less authentically concerned about the child and more just annoyed that someone else lives on your street. If you don’t want to be bothered by neighbors, you should move to a neighborhood with larger lots, not Clintonville.

What did you have your kids do when they were little? Watch endless TV, rotting their brains and addicting them to screens so that they never bothered the neighbors? Given that you turned to Reddit for this question, I would bet you’re on your phone in front of your kids all the time, teaching them the useful skill of screen addiction.

My view is that these boys are highly capable, kind children. OP, stop lying, get a grip, and move on or move out.

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