r/OldSchoolCool 9h ago

1950s 1950s cool

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u/LittleStoneBear 8h ago

My 82-year-old mother-in-law told me that she once asked her mother how come she only had two children, despite being married quite young.

The answer was "Because I behaved myself'" which I always thought was a really sad answer.

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u/SpringtimeLilies7 8h ago

it could mean she figured out birth control, and just didn't want to explain further.

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u/LittleStoneBear 7h ago

The blanket hung from the ceiling the length of the bed, creating a divide down the middle could be considered a form of birth control, I suppose.

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u/JustToSeeeeee 7h ago

Well maybe for you

but, won't work for me