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Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone

Submitted by Sam Sanchez, Aug 9, 2008 07:19

I am currently a 50-year-old, Manhattanite native (Puerto Rican) that took the train by myself as young as 9 and not just "around" Manhattan, but I use to go to the Bronx to visit my aunt and uncle. I think being raised as an independent child made me who I am today and gave me the independent "attitude" I have now to include successfully completing kindergarten through graduate school in Manhattan while taking the NYC public transportation system by myself and "hanging out" at the Metropolitan Museum as a kid with my young friends.

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I only wish my parents had done the same for me when I was a kid. I don't think I... [MORE]	Michelle in SF	Aug 27, 2008 16:01
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I am currently a 50-year-old, Manhattanite native (Puerto Rican) that took the train by myself as young as 9 and...	Sam Sanchez	Aug 9, 2008 07:19
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Bravo to him and brava to you! [MORE]	tom	May 5, 2008 21:18

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