#latchkey kid

[blairbutmaributnot]

"I'm a latchkey kid, but they keep changing the locks" Is such an overlooked line in Grease go a hold from the Outsiders musical.

For those who don't know, a "Latchkey kid" is a child who has to use a latchkey to get inside their house at the end of the day because their parental figure is still working and won't be home till late.

If Two-Bit's parents keep changing the locks, it means they don't want him to come back.

Dare I write a one-shot based off of this..?

EDIT- ONESHOT IS OUT ON MY PAGE

[stillmp4]

no, its not ai. I just have an obsession with clouds.

[lubedoo]

Punster Fyre: Safety First

I bought a new car recently. I loved all the features but couldn’t figure out at first how to get the seatbelt to work…

… then it finally clicked.

[roger-maylor-brian-tay]

Yuki has a key around his neck as a kid which means he'd been living his childhood life as a "kagikko" (鍵っ子).

"Kagikko" literally means "key kid" or "latchkey kid". In Japan it's common for a child (usually a single child) to come home to an empty house due to their parents working, so a child would spend the rest of his/her day alone until the parents return from work- usually late in the afternoon or at the evening. I'm assuming that the reason the house key is hung around a child's neck is to make the child aware of where the key is- so it won't get lost, because young children could be careless most of the time- and the other reason is to make their teachers aware of their students' situation, so that when there's a problem the teachers would know what to do. Probably it's also to make the neighborhood aware of the child's situation too.

Seeing Yuki with a key around his neck broke my heart because it makes me very aware of how his childhood was and how valuable the presence of his besties are. Especially the presence of Mafuyu 💔😞

[skweebs]

@ other latchkey kids, what was your go to meal you would make for yourself that was maybe just a little bit weird?

Mine was cheese waffles. Toast eggo waffles, butter them, place a slice of cheese on each, michaelwave. Bon appetit.

[boneopera]

Put me in a movie and everyone will know me You'll be the star you know you are The movies I watched when I was a kid The hopes and the dreams Don't give credit to the real things

This song has very simple lyrics but  it means so much to me. I was a latchkey kid. My mother barely raised me and my father didn’t care. My sister was the only person protecting and teaching me in those times, but she eventually had to leave for her own safety and I was left behind under my mother’s spell. 

It was then I turned to cinema to truly learn. Everything I know of justice and empathy has all come from the films I was raised on. I would disappear into the screen of my television late at night and I would dream of the day I too would be the master of my own film. 

[wessasaurus-rex]

I'm genuinely curious

Did anyone else used to be latchkey kid growing up?  

For those who don't know the word: A latchkey kid is a minor who returns from school to an empty home because their parent or parents are away at work or who is left unsupervised at home.  

When I was younger, my mother used to always give me a key to open the door while she was working two jobs. She still does this day due to being a nurse.

Though it was sometimes scary, I manage to survive being alone, same with waking up to nobody at the house due to her work schedule. It gave me a massive amount of strength and pride years later knowing that if I can survive that for a few years, I can do anything.

What about you guys? 

[sloucher]

The bit that you skip #128: Stu Phillips - Exploration/Theme from Battlestar Galactica

I grew up on a house that loved TV. American and British shows alike were consumed in mass quantities. Mexican TV not so much. We lived in Tula, Hidalgo, so no chance of a decent cinema to catch up on flicks. That was reserved for special occasions, like the saturdays we spent traveling to Mexico City to do grocery shopping, walking, music practising, and sometimes visiting relatives. What I…

The bit that you skip #128: Stu Phillips - Exploration/Theme from Battlestar Galactica