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Things you remember from your childhood that would not be ok today!

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Starlight1984 · 10/04/2025 14:18

Light-hearted and inspired by the comments on the baby in the pub thread (and TikTok!)😀

But what are things you remember from your childhood that people would be absolutely outraged at today?!

I remember being babysat by our neighbours child when I was 4/5 and she was about 12/13. God knows what she would have done if anything went wrong as there were no mobile phones to get hold of our parents?! 🤔

Also remember going to the pub in the summer but kids weren't allowed inside so we sat in the beer garden with a coca cola and bag of crisps whilst the adults were inside 😂

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toomuchfaff · 10/04/2025 14:21

too many to mention....

At 12 I was often babysitting a group of four (8,7,5 & 3), for a weekend, in a different town (3 buses away from my home). Not even my kin

Purplecatshopaholic · 10/04/2025 14:21

My mums main car was a camper van. She drove us everywhere in it. We loved it - as we played in the back at the table etc, without a seatbelt or a care in the world, lol