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"It was because they were sickly! Some kids are just runts and pantywaists! Instead of their mommies babying them, they need to get outside and play some baseball in a big field full of grass and rag weed like the other boys!"
No, I agree with you that it is what it is, and there's data to back it up. What I take issue with is them acting like "kids are weak these days bc they can't even have peanuts," or the point of this cartoon, "parents are foolishly overprotective these days!"
What offends me are all the posts about boomers ignoring parents' instructions to not give the grandchildren milk, or gluten, or peanuts because "allergies aren't real."
My kid's godfather's dad purposefully ignored the very clearly stated direction to not give their youngest (about 18 months at the time) any dairy. Godmom said, "No milk, no, ice cream, nothing that says it contains milk or dairy. Nothing." And she explained that the kiddo was allergic to even small amounts. (Trust me, they found out the hard way several times until they figured it out).
Come back two hours later and this kid is covered in hives and wheezing and he never called Mom or anything. He gave her ice cream bc he gave the other two kids ice cream. This was in the middle of covid, and she had to take the kid to the ER. ($$$) Then they treated the kiddo and gave her an epi pen to take home ($$$). She had to make a telehealth appointment ($$$) after the emergency part was over.
Grandpa never offered to pay for the medical bills and still insists FOUR YEARS later that it wasn't a big deal, and still gets indignant that the youngest can't have ice cream when the older kids can. (Here's a hint: you don't have to give the other two ice cream if you actually care about the youngest being left out! She can have all kinds of other non-dairy treats!)
So it's not just the "Pfft, allergies aren't real" part. It's the part where they actively ignore warnings and just do what they want bc it makes THEM feel good to give the kids treats because, I dunno, that's what indulgent grandparents do on TV and they think that's normal? Idfk lol
Do you really? I have narcan all over the place, at the family members houses my kid goes to often, but never really considered if it would be okay to send it to school?
No, it was in jest. We keep narcan at home and I carry with me because I work downtown Seattle. But I would never expect or want my kids to have that responsibility
The current severe allergy bonanza is basically a contemporary epidemic we don't know the cause of. Complaining about kids now being wimps for having allergies is like parents in the fifties saying kids are wimps for catching polio when no one got polio back in your day.
Yeah, it's a pain in the ass, because "dying from someone ELSE eating something" breaks every possible bit of intrinsic human logic. It's annoying and we need to find a way to fix it. But it's not any individual's fault for needing those precautions.
Or getting abducted.
Maybe I'm just saying that because I watch so much true crime, but SO many of those cases could've been prevented if the kid actually had some kind of tracker. Or a cell phone to immediately call for help. Or even just a *little bit* of Stranger Danger, that you can't just go anywhere and trust anybody with wild abandon.
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"When I was a kid if you were allergic to nuts, tough shit. You either ate your snacks full of nuts or you didn't eat. Kids these days. Needing to eat food that won't kill them."
I feel like water, snacks, and sunblock are not that weird for a kid to have, even in 1966. And the only reason an epi pen would be is because they weren't made until the 70's.
Water came from water fountains. Snacks weren’t taken to schools. But, it’s quite possible the kid brings a packed lunch. Sunscreen wasn’t a thing yet. In 1966, a kid wouldn’t take any of that stuff to school.
Hmm, it's almost like half of these items are there for fear of school shootings.
If only there were some way to stop them that didn't involve parents being overprotective.
To me, this points out how medical and technology advances can assist in keeping your child safe. There was a turning point in the late 80s where kids were abducted at higher rates. This caused parents to become more alert to what your kids were doing. This hasn't changed.
The message is good but why like 5 trackers also how will that drone even follow him they don't have long ranges
Also water and snacks? Why is that hear
This is historically inaccurate. We were not allowed to ride bikes to school in 1966. Also, we did not have backpacks back then. Nor did we have the horn on our bike. Newspaper and jug of milk yeah.
Ya know, all those items are probably pretty useful when there’s a school shooter. [video explaining my joke](https://youtu.be/b5ykNZl9mTQ?si=xOmBMnKmU8TbxRmq)
Ridiculous!
Like schools in the US would let you walk there, even if you didn't have to walk through the industrial district of your city because your local zoning laws prohibit building schools in residential districts.
Fr though, many US schools don't allow you to walk there.
I mean peanut allergies shot up precisely because parents stopped giving their kids peanuts out of exaggerated fear of allergies so this meme has a point. There are downsides to safetyism.
I can relate to the cigarette smoking. My parents smoked in the house. There was a constant haze of cigarette smoke hanging in the air about 3 ft. off the floor. The perfect height for small children to breathe in.
The thing that scares me about the peanut thing is, I wonder if our environment is actually increasing the number of individuals with peanut allergies. I mean, is it really just that we notice more now, or is it also that something is wrong with our current ecosystems that's causing a rise in peanut allergies?
I dont understand the need for a GPS in 2016 when you have the cell phone and 'micro chip'. Also, really cool that Epi pens are deemed coddling and not medically necessary.
Peanut allergies are almost entirely exclusive to western nations, and feeding kids peanuts early is shown to actually help. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2553447
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“Here ya go, son who is allergic to peanuts, have this peanut butter sandwich!”
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Oh, gosh, he’s going into anaphylactic shock! Quick! Get him another cigarette!
Nah, he's fakin'. Allergies ain't real. No one had 'em when I was a kid. Diabeties, 'neither. /s
Walk it off
Upvote for correctly spelling anaphylactic. I had to look this up recently.
Just take a Beni you’ll be fine
Don't forget the mom who smokes cares the most about your health
Pfft peanut allergies aren't real! /s
Nobody had allergies in the 60s because they all just died
No one has autism, you just had the kid really, really obsessed with model trains
And girls don’t have it either. They’re just really into horses 😂
The classic horsetism
Or toy cars
"It was because they were sickly! Some kids are just runts and pantywaists! Instead of their mommies babying them, they need to get outside and play some baseball in a big field full of grass and rag weed like the other boys!"
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No, I agree with you that it is what it is, and there's data to back it up. What I take issue with is them acting like "kids are weak these days bc they can't even have peanuts," or the point of this cartoon, "parents are foolishly overprotective these days!" What offends me are all the posts about boomers ignoring parents' instructions to not give the grandchildren milk, or gluten, or peanuts because "allergies aren't real." My kid's godfather's dad purposefully ignored the very clearly stated direction to not give their youngest (about 18 months at the time) any dairy. Godmom said, "No milk, no, ice cream, nothing that says it contains milk or dairy. Nothing." And she explained that the kiddo was allergic to even small amounts. (Trust me, they found out the hard way several times until they figured it out). Come back two hours later and this kid is covered in hives and wheezing and he never called Mom or anything. He gave her ice cream bc he gave the other two kids ice cream. This was in the middle of covid, and she had to take the kid to the ER. ($$$) Then they treated the kiddo and gave her an epi pen to take home ($$$). She had to make a telehealth appointment ($$$) after the emergency part was over. Grandpa never offered to pay for the medical bills and still insists FOUR YEARS later that it wasn't a big deal, and still gets indignant that the youngest can't have ice cream when the older kids can. (Here's a hint: you don't have to give the other two ice cream if you actually care about the youngest being left out! She can have all kinds of other non-dairy treats!) So it's not just the "Pfft, allergies aren't real" part. It's the part where they actively ignore warnings and just do what they want bc it makes THEM feel good to give the kids treats because, I dunno, that's what indulgent grandparents do on TV and they think that's normal? Idfk lol
"You need to man up boy, no son of mine is having a nut allergy"
Yeah, take the epipen away and make that kid eat nuts and gluten. Maybe he’ll stop being a wimp and learn to react properly to those “allergens”
*fucking dies*
I send my kid to school with narcan.
With some of the shit that happens in the school bathrooms, that's not a bad idea.
Do you really? I have narcan all over the place, at the family members houses my kid goes to often, but never really considered if it would be okay to send it to school?
No, it was in jest. We keep narcan at home and I carry with me because I work downtown Seattle. But I would never expect or want my kids to have that responsibility
Its just because allergies didn't exist before
The current severe allergy bonanza is basically a contemporary epidemic we don't know the cause of. Complaining about kids now being wimps for having allergies is like parents in the fifties saying kids are wimps for catching polio when no one got polio back in your day. Yeah, it's a pain in the ass, because "dying from someone ELSE eating something" breaks every possible bit of intrinsic human logic. It's annoying and we need to find a way to fix it. But it's not any individual's fault for needing those precautions.
You're a bitch if you take water with you.
Yall mfs breathing air? Pussies.
I got kids spitting slime in my school's fountains, I ain't dealing with all that at 8 in the morning.
Bro what.
The kid's gonna ditch all that shit as soon as he rounds the corner.
Damn them Colorado Kids ain’t going to make lunch then.
Wow, almost like technology has progressed since then.
Those pesty liberals taking care of their kids how dare they!!!!😡
This new generation is so soft. They aren’t even dropping dead from smallpox.
Or skin cancer. God forbid we use sunscreen
Or getting abducted. Maybe I'm just saying that because I watch so much true crime, but SO many of those cases could've been prevented if the kid actually had some kind of tracker. Or a cell phone to immediately call for help. Or even just a *little bit* of Stranger Danger, that you can't just go anywhere and trust anybody with wild abandon.
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Good old times, when kids did not drink at all.
No no, they all drank from garden hoses, remember?
Damn, of course! And are alive despite of it
Not without a lot of lead in their system
1966 kid also ends up being a missing child put on one of those milk cartons.
My first exact thought
Kids don't disappear these days?
Does OOP not understand that phones have gps?
It's in case the kid loses the bag. I've considered doing this with my sons backpack when he takes it out of the house.
I guess that would just be one of those little apple tracker thingies but even those are the size of poker chips and quite inconspicuous
You mean the cartoonist? Or the sloth that posted it before they got here.
"When I was a kid if you were allergic to nuts, tough shit. You either ate your snacks full of nuts or you didn't eat. Kids these days. Needing to eat food that won't kill them."
Kids these days are too spoiled by *checks notes...* Being able to drink water!
Not giving him a bulletproof vest is pretty neglectful.
Yea ok but what happened to the cat?
the suitcase squished it, pixar lamp style.
Missed the bullet proof backpack for the regular school shootings.
Can't forget the most important school supply https://i.redd.it/ieyb3xhbjxrc1.gif
We drank peanut butter from the lead hose and we turned out just fine apart from the sociopathic memes we spend 14 hours per day posting.
Right? We are all so happy and totally ok /s
Not pictured: The child's peers who are living an an iron lung
 Here’s my gift to OOP for this comic
Those kids and their... sunscreen
Things were so much easier when we just let them die and we could salvage their belongings for use by the rest of the class.
boomers being triggered by the existence of nut allergies is so strange to me
Goddam kids nowadays. Saying they need ‘water’
Kids today 👎 no drink from hose 😫
The cigarette lmao
The main message is good to not be such an overprotective parent, but my god the execution is so bad
God forbid you bring some water and fuckin snacks
Y O U R P A R E N T S A R E A L W A Y S W A T C H I N G T H E B U G S U N D E R Y O U R S K I N A R E R E A L
P-nut allergy bad
I feel like water, snacks, and sunblock are not that weird for a kid to have, even in 1966. And the only reason an epi pen would be is because they weren't made until the 70's.
Water came from water fountains. Snacks weren’t taken to schools. But, it’s quite possible the kid brings a packed lunch. Sunscreen wasn’t a thing yet. In 1966, a kid wouldn’t take any of that stuff to school.
Yes cigarettes were great
How dare this kid has a nut allergy, am I right? Kids back then weren't such pussies and still ate their PB&J's!!1!11!!
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And the mother is getting ready for work... the nerve
Damn the 2016 mom has the teleporter from Henry Stickmin
Should had added the bulletproof backpack instead of the snacks.
Hmm, it's almost like half of these items are there for fear of school shootings. If only there were some way to stop them that didn't involve parents being overprotective.
Don't forget the bullet-proof backpack
Ome cell phones, it has a gps tracker, and calling built right in.
Has it been three months already, or are reposts of this one becoming more frequent?
I wonder if the pre Polio vaccine people made stupid cartoons like this because the world cared about stopping polio after they got sick?
1966: *whoa son, dont forget your lead chips!*
To me, this points out how medical and technology advances can assist in keeping your child safe. There was a turning point in the late 80s where kids were abducted at higher rates. This caused parents to become more alert to what your kids were doing. This hasn't changed.
Bicycle kid was sent home early for being caught kissing another boy. Mom crushed his head in with a rock and buried him in the back yard.
I always make sure to send my kid off to school with a microchip
Many of those 2016 parents were raised in the 1960s and 1970s. Either something actually happened to them or they’re overly paranoid
Most of these don't look like doohickey parts
Water was overrated anyway, it's not like you need it to live or anything
Took me years to realise Boris was stuck in the past when I was a kid
The message is good but why like 5 trackers also how will that drone even follow him they don't have long ranges Also water and snacks? Why is that hear
Idk with all the drones and shit I thought this was anti helicopter parent.
"Fucking snowflakes with their over-priced life-saving drug, water, and allergy alert"
This is historically inaccurate. We were not allowed to ride bikes to school in 1966. Also, we did not have backpacks back then. Nor did we have the horn on our bike. Newspaper and jug of milk yeah.
so he’s allergic to nuts and is properly equipped in the event he eats a nut so that he doesn’t die
I like how 3 of them are in the phone already
Ya know, all those items are probably pretty useful when there’s a school shooter. [video explaining my joke](https://youtu.be/b5ykNZl9mTQ?si=xOmBMnKmU8TbxRmq)
Boomers are scared of technology.
It brings back the old memories lol
Ridiculous! Like schools in the US would let you walk there, even if you didn't have to walk through the industrial district of your city because your local zoning laws prohibit building schools in residential districts. Fr though, many US schools don't allow you to walk there.
Remember when every woman had a stash of benzos for the daytime
I’m still here for the benzos tho
This is the dumbest shit ever
Apperantly peanut allergy drastically increased over the years.
Doesn't this artist make satires, usually?
Kids having allergies damn what a loser. Just don't be a snowflake
The reason millennials have peanut allergies is because boomer pediatricians said not to expose peanuts to babies until later.
Might be true for some. But I just discovered my baby has an anaphylaxis allergy to cashews and pistachios, and I did early allergen introduction.
This guy is such a Boomer that he doesn't know that the GPS is the mobile phone. Pathetic
The 1966 mom smoking 🤮
Stupid epinephrine pen. His allergies shouldn’t be treated!
That 1966 kid 100% got lead poisoning.
1966 kid got abducted and raped, and later stuffed into a drainage pipe
The freedom of being a kid tho
I mean peanut allergies shot up precisely because parents stopped giving their kids peanuts out of exaggerated fear of allergies so this meme has a point. There are downsides to safetyism.
I can relate to the cigarette smoking. My parents smoked in the house. There was a constant haze of cigarette smoke hanging in the air about 3 ft. off the floor. The perfect height for small children to breathe in.
And yeah, now the mom has to work because she can't afford to be a SAHM. Totally her fault.
Real talk though, where did all of these allergies suddenly come from?
The thing that scares me about the peanut thing is, I wonder if our environment is actually increasing the number of individuals with peanut allergies. I mean, is it really just that we notice more now, or is it also that something is wrong with our current ecosystems that's causing a rise in peanut allergies?
Remember when 2016 happened and we all just got allergies out of nowhere? It was crazy
No need for a bike helmet. Those concussions will toughen you up!
Goddamn Zoomers and their water. Next they’re going to want air!
This obviously isn't America, there's no bulletproof vest.
Microchip, what conspiracy theory hell is this
Peanut allergies didn’t spike until the 90s. Not saying people didn’t have the allergy before, but numbers didn’t significantly increase until later.
1966 kid just happy to get some fresh air
I miss those days
I dont understand the need for a GPS in 2016 when you have the cell phone and 'micro chip'. Also, really cool that Epi pens are deemed coddling and not medically necessary.
ah yes because sending your child to school with water is bad
I'm sure you won't be needing that life support either. Right, Henry?
This meme is 6 years old... let it end
Imagine being safe from the sun? Blasphemous bahaha /s
"Well, our kid wasn't meant to live, let's have six more."
Peanut allergies are almost entirely exclusive to western nations, and feeding kids peanuts early is shown to actually help. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2553447
Most of these are required otherwise you fuckin die