Our parents never knew exactly where we were. We were usually within a 10 mile radius but we left in the morning and made sure we were home by dark, may our may not come back for lunch. We were at a creek fishing, riding bikes or 4 wheelers, playing ball at someone's pasture or something on the weekends and we'd camp at the creek half the summer. I was taking the truck to go hunting by 13. My mom's rule was we had to work if she could see us so we made sure she couldn't.