@Murk441 I was. My parents even went out when I was much younger. I never had a babysitter. I knew in any case of emergency I could just go to the neighbours. Never needed to.
@PurpleUSA2025@martianwyrdlord They became the very fabric of this country. The big question is: Did they make it better? Hengist and Horsa were initially invited by Vortigern to fight the Picts. They ended up battling for Kent and Hengist established there the 1st Anglo-Saxon Kingdom. A good path?