70s and 80s Kids Share Childhood Moments That Would Not Be Okay Today

Ah, the old days. Back when life was simple. You could take candy from strangers, no one wore seatbelts and teachers could hit kids. Why did things ever change.

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$Text - zerbey 1.1k points 1 day ago Being sent to the Headmaster's office and knowing you were about to be screamed at, and possibly smacked. For really bad infractions it was the slipper. It was unthinkable that you would tell your parents because you'd get the same punishment. He'd be arrested and put through a very public trial nowadays. It was banned around 1988 but continued on until well into the 1990s, I was slippered for missing too much homework around 1991 (never missed any again!). My$

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