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•52% Informative
Gen Xers and Boomers share things that used to be 'normal' but are 'boundary crossing' today .
Raising a child was seen as more of a community effort than it is today .
People had snacks on hand specifically for unexpected guests.
Birthday spankings, school paddlings and more.
School principals, vice principals and sometimes teachers kept a paddle at their desk, which would be used to whack kids who misbehaved.
Smoking indoors everywhere was considered rude not to have ashtrays in your home.
"Smoking in class at college and teachers with ash trays on their desks smoking during class".
People shared their memories of being required to wear pantyhose or clear nail polish at work.
"In the 80s , one of my friends got sent to the office for not wearing a bra to high school" "I’ve been told that women were expected to wear 'foundation garments' at work".
VR Score
51
Informative language
49
Neutral language
28
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
25
Offensive language
offensive
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Time-value
medium-lived
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