Built in sitter

So my offspring are getting old enough that they can be left alone for longer periods of time. We started experimenting with leaving the older ones home alone awhile ago, but recently I've been leaving the younger ones in the care of the younger ones, and it's been succesful.

So far.

Every time we leave the kids alone for any real amount of time, I get worried that one of them is going to try some food prep with a knife and things go sideways, and-

I'll stop there. My imagination runs wild, and I honestly don't give them enough credit. They're smarter than I realize, and I get nervous when I actually trust them.

I didn't expect the growing pains to be mine.