AIBU in the 1970s

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I grew up in the 1970s, the age of relaxed and free range parenting. If mumsnet had existed then, what do you think mums would have asked in AIBU?

YANBU ZaZa. I also want one now.

A word of advice Coldtoes, have a large-patterned multi-coloured carpet preferably with great big leaf shapes all over it - you can't see the spills!

My daughter complains that her mouth and throat are swollen and itchy whenever she eats eggs. WIBU to just give her more as punishment for lying. How stupid does she think I am.

And AIBU to fancy the KP Discos man. Or was is the Golden Wonders Rock n Rollers man One of them was very well endowed.

404 that did actually make me lol!

AIBU to continue to resent being called a bastard?

AIBU to put the sprouts on to boil for Christmas dinner - or have I missed the boat. It IS November the 7th...

TUT TUT! they should've been on the boil since early April.

I want to upgrade from a carpet square on lino to 'fitted' carpets but dm says we'll get fleas, especially with the new central heating. I'm fed up with polishing the lino with Dual every week though. I know IABU.

AIBU to let my DC till my pipe with tobacco when I take them to the flicks to see My Little Pony? (Dad)

AIBU to want the whole house painted in Laura Ashley with that lovely border tape around each room? I am even going to go round the door frames & make matching festoon blinds! (Mum)

That sounds a bit daring Agatha. I'd stick to a nice neutral orange flowered wallpaper. Ooh have you see those new light shades made out of lots of bits of plastic that you have to slot together?

Aw both sets of grandparents had bar plus pineapple ice bucket. One pair were virtually teetotal themselves but were keen to be god hosts. Me sister and cousins loved playing bar servers and making 'cocktails' undrinkable mixes of every drink there !!

God hosts I don't THINK god was ever a guest (if so they'd have loved it - Catholics)

Good hosts I meant

Did they have a soda syphon too, that played Twas On The Isle of Capri when you pickef it up? Total class.

Soda siphons yes musical no

My parents also had soda siphon that they never used - why?

AIBU to think my kids should pass their own fucking exams? DS came to me today actually asking for help with his homework. I gave him an earful about cheaters and got on with watching telly.
Kids today!

My grandmother has a soda siphon which was pristine, polished weekly and never used - seems common!

AIBU to think that the three day week shouldn't mean DH hanging around in the pub/club "discussing union issues" for the other four days? One evening home would be fine

AIBU to have ostracise the unwed mother in the maternity ward? It wasn't just me, the other mothers did the same.

It's just she was a bit weepy and I would feel sorry for her, but then when her fancy man came to see her every day at visiting hours, bold as brass, I saw red.

• Our cleaner's experience in Hedon Road Maternity hospital in the 70's. So sad.

AIBU to think my Dad's a clot as he sounds like Alf Garnett, especially when he rolls in from the pub on a Friday night and starts to lecture us? "Listen to me, sunshine ... you might learn something?" Nice but Doormat Mum sits there and gives a polite little girly giggle. "Women don't have much in the brain department, you see. It's not worth the trouble of educating girls as they'll only work a few years then they'll marry and have children. Women mustn't drive, they're not mechanically minded. Only men have the brains to run the country, you listen to me. Into women's lib are we? Going to burn your bra?" No, I'm not making it up, we really did have to listen to this shit.

Oh good. This thread has confirmed I'm not completely insane. DH and I were both born in the (very) late 70s and he remembers his parents chain smoking around him even though he had asthma and I remember the women in my family never wearing trousers. An American aunt of ours visited once wearing navy blue slacks and everyone was scandalized!!

Glad I'm not the only one. I can still taste the cloying pink sweetness of Angel Delight all these years later.

Here's my 70s question: 'WIBU to get my daughter a chemistry set for Christmas? She has asked for one but they are really for boys, not girls, so any advice on how to explain this to her? I'm thinking a simple 'no no, don't be silly, Santa only makes those for boys' AIBU? Also she reads far too much and is straining her eyes. She has asked for more books for Christmas but I'd rather not waste the money as she reads them too fast. Any suggestions on how to keep her occupied? Crochet? Maybe a needlework project?'
(My mother had internalized the patriarchy to an alarming degree...)

How much should I pay my Dd to make my rollies in my cigarette rolling machine?
(I recall it was 25 cents for 20)

ZaZa I love Those lamp shades - so lucky that we live in London & can nip to Habitat!

I see what you're saying about bright colours but it's 1978 now & I don't think we'll be friends with orange and brown for much longer.

Having massive issues with the parents who keep dropping by & suggesting we rip out our original fireplaces and sinks etc. Hubs says no way so looks like we're going to be massively unfashionable until at least 1989

AIBU - I left my baby in the silvercross pram outside Woolworths in the middle of London by mistake and went home. I will collect her but I'm just so exhausted I'll smoke a couple of Benson and Hedges first. It's not THAT cold.

I'm sure my baby will be fine, I put some whisky in her bottle so she'll sleep through anything.

Bananas was it the Wollies on the Old Kent Road or High Street Ken? Nothing to worry about if Kensington. Have a teasmaid and calm down