Indeed. It still amazes me how calm my dad always was in those situations. Even when the Millwall surgical mask lot managed to position themselves between us!
My dad used to take me in the 70s when I was 7 - 17 years old (school nights and all) and it was far more dangerous than it is nowadays. I certainly wouldn’t call him a bad parent.
Perhaps you should have a word with yourself about how much modern kids are mollycoddled by their parents and...