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Called latchkey incontinence, this type of urge doesn’t have anything to do with how full your bladder is.
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Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
The Easy-Bake Oven was my first glimpse of what magic could come from a miniature box, leading to a few experiments with microwave cooking — think nachos and Rice Krispie Treat bowls—during my latchkey kid years.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
This member of the Greatest Generation, who became rich and famous with primetime Baby Boomer shows, became a cultural icon to the latchkey Gen X kids who watched after-school reruns.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
Maybe that’s the definition of how some current-day parents were raised—you’re part of the latchkey generation if your mom wouldn’t have noticed that E.T. was in her house.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2023
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Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
The Easy-Bake Oven was my first glimpse of what magic could come from a miniature box, leading to a few experiments with microwave cooking — think nachos and Rice Krispie Treat bowls—during my latchkey kid years.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
This member of the Greatest Generation, who became rich and famous with primetime Baby Boomer shows, became a cultural icon to the latchkey Gen X kids who watched after-school reruns.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
Maybe that’s the definition of how some current-day parents were raised—you’re part of the latchkey generation if your mom wouldn’t have noticed that E.T. was in her house.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2023
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“Latchkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latchkey. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.
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latchkey
noun
latch·key
ˈlach-ˌkē 
: a key for opening a door latch
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