Yes, it is truly a miracle that WE survived, having grown up with all those terrible dangers, not to mention the constant exposure to second hand smoke and being subjected to riding in vehicles without car seats. Yet, we were so ignorant, we didn't even realize how abusive our parents were. How fortunate we are that these liberals came along in time to prevent yet another generation from being subjected to such horrendous atrocities! < /sarcasm >
How true! Why sometimes they even spanked us and sent us off to bed without supper after washing our mouths out with soap. Often they had the nerve to actually visit our school to spy on us and to talk with our teachers. How embarrassing for us. I only wish that we had been able to sue them for mental cruelty and extreme anguish and invasion of privacy. Additionally, instead of believing our fibs, they would almost always accept the word of any neighbor who claimed that we were getting into trouble.
Thank Heaven that such parental cruelty is no longer permitted.