It is amazing what was brought back from the Far East just before and during that time frame!I was drugged but not that much, but in a lot of those ways.
Actually, aside from what the doctor prescribed if you were ill, there were no other drugs that could have affected me, as what exists now did not exist when I was a kid, at least not in my world.
I think things started to change in the 70’s.
Opium hit the states in the late 1800's. Pot came up from Mexico around their revolution in 1910.It is amazing what was brought back from the Far East just before and during that time frame!
Blame others for which you are guilty…the American wayBut , hey, it is always best to blame the younger generation !
I knew a few that got the woodshed treatment from abusive parents. One is still in jail for beating a man to death. Just like he was taught.
There is no one size fits all approach to parenting, agree with you.There's a huge difference between now and then. I was primarily raised by my grandparents. Old school be seen and not heard, unless talked to first. I got spanked and the whole bit. Actually not much changed after I was adopted save I knew better by that point in life. More then once I've had a belt, coal shovel ect taken to my back side and I can tell you now and would have told you back then I deserved what I got every time.
My wife was raised with the "oh stop it honey" and "I'm your friend not your mom" attitude. Fortunately she turned out ok, but I see her pampering the kids and taking the no you can't do that approach with them, that's why they walk all over her. I'm home there's no bs. They listen, and I rarely have to do more then raise my voice for them to listen. There's a difference between teaching fear, and respect just as there's a difference between beating someone and getting your butt spanked.
When you're training anything with a brain the idea is: "Make the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult". However, whatever is done consistently becomes the pattern, good or bad.There's a huge difference between now and then. I was primarily raised by my grandparents. Old school be seen and not heard, unless talked to first. I got spanked and the whole bit. Actually not much changed after I was adopted save I knew better by that point in life. More then once I've had a belt, coal shovel ect taken to my back side and I can tell you now and would have told you back then I deserved what I got every time.
My wife was raised with the "oh stop it honey" and "I'm your friend not your mom" attitude. Fortunately she turned out ok, but I see her pampering the kids and taking the no you can't do that approach with them, that's why they walk all over her. I'm home there's no bs. They listen, and I rarely have to do more then raise my voice for them to listen. There's a difference between teaching fear, and respect just as there's a difference between beating someone and getting your butt spanked.
My wife's a ninja with a pair of flip flops. All you here is whistle....smack smack smack in a span of a 1/2 secondThere's a huge difference between now and then. I was primarily raised by my grandparents. Old school be seen and not heard, unless talked to first. I got spanked and the whole bit. Actually not much changed after I was adopted save I knew better by that point in life. More then once I've had a belt, coal shovel ect taken to my back side and I can tell you now and would have told you back then I deserved what I got every time.
My wife was raised with the "oh stop it honey" and "I'm your friend not your mom" attitude. Fortunately she turned out ok, but I see her pampering the kids and taking the no you can't do that approach with them, that's why they walk all over her. I'm home there's no bs. They listen, and I rarely have to do more then raise my voice for them to listen. There's a difference between teaching fear, and respect just as there's a difference between beating someone and getting your butt spanked.
My dad opened up my bedroom door and told "Sam" to get me.I was not drug to the barn for chores.
It was expected, and I complied. I was young.
At 5 am, Old Man pulled all my bedding down in the winter. Nothing will get you moving quicker.
I didn’t like it when -10F or 90F. Didn’t matter. I did it. Had to. No choice.
Probably best thing that ever happened to me.
Is your wife Latina bychance? Those women put the chanclas (flip flops) to work when kids are out of line!My wife's a ninja with a pair of flip flops. All you here is whistle....smack smack smack in a span of a 1/2 second
We also have quite the collection of cooking spoons and spatulas that have been purchased while taking the older two grandkids to the store when they were little