21-07-2016, 11:13 AM
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Re: is it just me
Originally Posted by eccles
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I chose not to have children, and unsurprisingly I agree with the majority on here. However, I can't resist a wry smile when people insist that their own children were made to behave, keep quiet when eating out, would be disciplined if they were a nuisance etc. I suspect today's parents will have the same "memories" in 20 years time when they're complaining about the next generation's children. I can't help thinking some people have selective memories where their own are concerned.
Yep, twenty year olds can be very difficult!
21-07-2016, 12:57 PM
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Re: is it just me
Originally Posted by Eliza
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Ive read a lot of social history and not read that one before . I think it was Laudanum they put in their bottles to quiet them while they went out to work .
In the 1970s you used to be able to buy Collis Browne's Mixture for children in any chemist in the UK. It's ingredient Tincture of Opium (as well as cannabis and morphine I understand). When I brought some to Australia with my kids it was confiscated at Customs and Immigration.
My Grandmother's cure for any childhood ailment was a spoonful of brandy in milk.
21-07-2016, 01:15 PM
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Re: is it just me
Originally Posted by Bruce
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Not that long ago. In the 1970s you used to be able to buy Collis Browne's Mixture for children in any chemist in the UK. It's ingredient Tincture of Opium (as well as cannabis and morphine I understand). When I brought some to Australia with my kids it was confiscated at Customs and Immigration.
My Grandmother's cure for any childhood ailment was a spoonful of brandy in milk.
my first child was born in the 70s and would not sleep , my GP prescribed a mixture which side effect was drowsiness. Im sure it began with a P and it was well known among other new Mothers ..
A very old Aunt told us to put Whisky in childs Bottle for toothache .I should think that would knock it out too
21-07-2016, 01:22 PM
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Re: is it just me
Originally Posted by Eliza
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my first child was born in the 70s and would not sleep , my GP prescribed a mixture which side effect was drowsiness. Im sure it began with a P and it was well known among other new Mothers ..
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