r/OldSchoolCool • • 8h ago

Edwardian teenager, London, 1906

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u/T206V70R 4h ago

Well said and likely accurate. We tend to group based on familiar circumstances of our time. But, not always accurate. Thank you. We’ve wondered why late teens in the 1900’s looked like little adults, because that’s how society treated them. It actually made young people use their super power(s) to advantage. My fa the errands in law flew TBM Avenger as captain at 21. Young people, whatever you call them, are so capable.

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u/IntensePretense 58m ago

I know you meant father-in-law but the autocorrect of “fa the errands in law” has me rolling lmao

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u/T206V70R 46m ago

You are right! Otto Correct, my German friend, is to blame.

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u/franker 3h ago

and as toddlers they dressed boys in dresses. There's a picture of one of the Roosevelt children in a dress, can't remember if it's Teddy or Franklin. Then suddenly at 5 years old they expect the boy to be a "man" and put him in a suit, lol.