19 Old School Parenting Choices That Wouldn’t Pass Today
Chris Winters
From hanging at the beach to playing in the park, we all have pretty innocent photos of our children. But if you look at some of your parent’s childhood photos, you’d be surprised by some the old school parenting choices your grandparents made. We think they are hilarious and shouldn’t be taken too seriously. It was a different time!
People are sharing their childhood photos on Reddit and wanted to share my favorites:
1. “Me Back In 1991 Just Your Typical Aussie Kid Drinking Xxxxlight Beer(I Wasn’t Aloud Heavies Back Then) And Holding A Baby Crocodile”
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2. “If Your Mum Didn’t Lay On The Ground Making Herself Into A Ramp For Your New BMX, Did She Even Love You? 1980’s”
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3. “My Mother And Grandmother Demonstrating Safety Standards In The 1960s”
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4. “California Marijuana Initiative Rally 1972. That’s Me In The Box And My Parents In The Picture”
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5. “My Dad And His Veterinarian Mother, With Their Pet Lion Which They Raised For Two Years, 1959”
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6. “Princess Yvonne And Prince Alexander In Germany, 1955”
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7. “A Couple Ice Skating With Their Baby, 1937”
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8. “Car Seat Safety In 1958. Not Strapped Into Anything, These Seats Relied On The Mother To Put Her Arm Out And Stop The Baby From Falling Forward”
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9. “Infant Me, My Mother & Father At A Bar Because That’s How Parents Rolled In The Early ’80s”
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10. “The Pinnacle Of Parenting: 1930s Swimming Lesson”
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11. “My Mother-In-Law Riding A Bear At 2 Years Old”
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12. “Harley With A Baby Seat, 1962”
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13. “My Hilarious Father (With The Magazine) And My Grandfather, Grandmother, And Uncle At His Bar Mitzvah In 1972”
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14. “My Dad Showing Off His Parenting Skills 1985”
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15. “A Photo Of Me Dressed Up As My Dad, With My Dad (1982)”
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16. “My Mom In The Hospital After Giving Birth To My Sister. Canada 1978. Smokes And Roasted Chicken”
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17. “Back In The Day. 1950s To Be Exact. Checkout That Car Seat”
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18. “Me, 1958, Relaxing After My Bath With Toby, I Was Never Again This Cool”
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19. “My Mom Showing Off Her Parenting Skills 1978”
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