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Originally Posted by varmint
1970s
My mom would leave me on a bench by the registers with a grape crush. There was always a stack of comic books with the covers ripped off. Sometimes another kid to hang out with. We’d play with green army men.
The prime difference I see today is that you’re no longer allowed to discipline other people’s kids. If I had acted obnoxious any adult could have roughed me up and my folks would have been fine with it.
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I was barked at plenty by known/associated parents. Complete strangers would have been case by case but never the cops being called.
A little spicy but realistic for the 70's time window: