This is a very good essay by @KelseyTuoc on childhood independence. The fact that 1/3 of Americans think a child has to be a literal teenager before they can be left home alone for an hour is lunacy.
I actually enjoyed the game more when I had it on mute for the first two innings because my boyfriend was on a work call simply because I wasn’t listening to these annnoucers. yes I know how the first inning went