As everyone else said, class. We were taught from a very young age not to air our dirty laundry. And class has nothing to do with wealth or education. I grew up pretty poor, dad had a 9th grade education and mom was lucky to have graduated from high school. Sometimes, out in public, if the kids were acting up, mom would bend down and whisper in our ears, “I’m going to beat your ass when I get you home if you don’t behave.” And she would, too. In private.
As everyone else said, class. We were taught from a very young age not to air our dirty laundry. And class has nothing to do with wealth or education. I grew up pretty poor, dad had a 9th grade education and mom was lucky to have graduated from high school. Sometimes, out in public, if the kids were acting up, mom would bend down and whisper in our ears, “I’m going to beat your ass when I get you home if you don’t behave.” And she would, too. In private.
I used to pull my kid into a public bathroom and tell him to wait until we got home. Worked every time.
I used to pull my kid into a public bathroom and tell him to wait until we got home. Worked every time.
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