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[quote=Anonymous]Some things done in the 80s that would never fly nowadays among the middle class:

-Regular spankings with belt, wooden spoon, or hair brush. My mom would just utter the words "WOODEN. SPOON." and I would instantly clam up and stop acting out, lol  :shock:  :lol: 
-Sitting in the reverse facing seat of the station wagon at age 7, no seats belts on, hanging out legs out the big rear window. Often wrestling and otherwise roughhousing. Mom would threaten to pull the car over and beat us, if we didn't stop fighting.
-Car seats only through age 2. I don't (currently) have kids and I was honestly shocked to hear recently that kids are in car seats these days until age 7. That's nuts.
-Dad smoked indoors for 20+ years. My brother had severe asthma due to Dad's smoking. When we sold our first childhood home when I was in high school, we had to clean/repaint the walls and saw how yellowed they had become  :shock:  :? 
-My mom would frequently forget to go grocery shopping. She would make something called "Garbage Casserole," which was just whatever was left in the fridge and cabinets. It often included spaghetti noodles, hot dogs, cabbage, and other random half-rotten vegetables.
-My first word was McDonald's because my family went there so frequently. I recognized the Golden Arches (thanks, advertising!)[/quote]

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