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Little secret you weren't taught: Parenting as a concept basically didn't exist before the 1970s. The overwhelming job that we call "parenting" used to be a community effort. (lemmy.today)
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[–] Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Yep. Instead of parenting they used to give their kids cigarettes and whiskey. Beat them whenever they wanted. Marry them off at 13, job well done. The good old days where we didn't have to parent our kids.