[Arkansawyer]

I was always more afraid of my friend's parents than my own! If another kid's folks got on to you, well my folks never defended me if I was scolded by another kid's parent!

[Mears]

Our big treat was a visit to Howard Johnson's.

[LiteKeeper]

AMEN!

[Chemist_Geek]

If another kid's folks got on to you, well my folks never defended me if I was scolded by another kid's parent!

Parents didn't automatically and reflexively take their child's side in a dispute with the teachers either. In fact, if a teacher had a problem with a child, they could count on the parents' support.