Vlad Tenev says his parents eventually gave him a key so he could let himself into their home, do homework, and go play with friends.

“Then they realized, all right, our, our son's going through this, like, complicated ritual to get home. We might as well just give him the key and-”

“... you know, pretty soon after that, I would let myself in, do my homework, go outside, play with my friends. So I was, I was very independent. And, uh, there was always this, like, pressure of having to succeed and do well in school, probably for a couple reasons.”