Teenagers engage in the riskiest behavior between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., according to some study I heard about secondhand. I don't need to verify that information because I know it's true. Or at least it feels true.
My sister and I grew up in a single-parent household. Mom worked at least two jobs for as long as I can remember. We never went on food stamps, but times were lean.
In that three-hour window after school but before dinner, we played without adult supervision. We lit fireworks, stole candy and rode bikes across town, scamming for cash, thirsty for adventure in a working-class suburb, free from the aluminum-sided cage we called home, adrenalized by the gamble of getting caught without shackles.
We stayed out of jail and never burned the house down, so I guess that's a bonus.
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