Quite true. In the old days everyone was virtuous and well behaved. If anyone ever did act up, the honest politicians and unicorns would put them back in line. Misbehaving children didn't really take hold until the mid 50s, when rock 'n' roll came along.
You are a pill; appropriate name for sure. People didn’t drag their kids to restaurants and let them act like little brats. Really. I was there. Restaurants were a very big deal. People just didn’t have money to blow and charge cards were not ubiquitous, so you had to pay cash.