23 Crazy Old-School Parenting That Can Never Be Done Nowadays

We live in a place where things are way easier to handle than back in the day where there wasn’t a smartphone that saves the day. The times where parents didn’t have things like Mumsnet to help solve issues, kids of previous generations had to look out for themselves and invent their own ways to have fun. This might have taken a long time, not to mention the inconvenience but surely it was bold and wild back in the day!

Here are eccentric approaches to old-school parenting that would never be done these days. It might seem more interesting when it’s forbidden but well, things ain’t the same anymore.

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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My Mother And Grandmother Demonstrating Safety Standards In The 1960s

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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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California Marijuana Initiative Rally 1972. That’s Me In The Box And My Parents In The Picture

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My Dad And His Veterinarian Mother, With Their Pet Lion Which They Raised For Two Years, 1959

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Princess Yvonne And Prince Alexander In Germany, 1955

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A Couple Ice Skating With Their Baby, 1937

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Infant Me, My Mother & Father At A Bar Because That’s How Parents Rolled In The Early ’80s

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I hung in bars too when I was little. Then they wouldn’t let me back in until I was 20 – I must have been a rough toddler.

The Pinnacle Of Parenting: 1930s Swimming Lesson

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My father threw me into Tampa Bay. I was about 3 years old. I learned to swim in a hurry, because there were scary things swimming around in that water! Google “Horseshoe Crab” and you’ll understand.

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Car Seat Safety In 1958. Not Strapped In To Anything, These Seats Relied On The Mother To Put Her Arm Out And Stop The Baby From Falling Forward

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My Hilarious Father (With The Magazine) And My Grandfather, Grandmother, And Uncle At His Bar Mitzvah In 1972

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My Mother-In-Law Riding A Bear At 2 Years Old

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Harley With A Baby Seat, 1962

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Safety first! Remember to properly attach the baby seat with the convenient succion cups to the gas tank before putting your baby in it.

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A Photo Of Me Dressed Up As My Dad, With My Dad (1982)

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My Dad Showing Off His Parenting Skills 1985

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And his Awesome fashion choices. Cut off tummy top, micro running shorts and Sears Roebuck velcro kicks was my go to in ’85 too! but he tops it off with that cherry Tom Selleck stash. Your dad is a legend.