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Mr. and Mrs. van Pelt were negligent parents


I couldn't help but find it odd that Linus' parents would allow him to spend the night alone in a pumpkin patch, shivering and asleep until the early morning hours, and leave it to Lucy to trek out to bring him home.

The parents were pretty much non-existent, even after Rerun was born. In later years, Lucy character was virtually Rerun's mother.

I know that it is a fantasy world, but I can't help but notice these things from a 21st century POV.

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It's fantasy. It's a cartoon. Also, in the 1960s kids had a lot more autonomy than they do today. They actually went trick-or-treating without adults. It was a great way to be raised, without grownup eyes on you every second.

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And people who don't think they have to pay for anything.

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