It appears to be, at least for the time being, a phenomenon limited to parts of New York and New Jersey. While I think a 13-year-old should by all means be allowed to stay home alone and walk five blocks on his own, I can understand, at least in theory, why these parents feel reluctant. I had to think long and hard about whether to leave him. If this friend is at our house, I can’t leave and run errands. We only live about five blocks apart and are in a safe, quiet neighborhood, yet they won’t even let their son walk to our house, and they never leave him at home alone. It’s theirs. If you need to run errands while simply click the up coming post boys are at your house, then you should do that. And if that means their son is not allowed to step foot in your house, so be it. Six months later, my brother has named his new son Nolan, the male version of Nola.