11 outrageous pictures of childhood from before health and safety went mad
You might have seen that twee Facebook post that waxes lyrical on how the older generation played in the dirt and stayed out until dark without coming to any harm – well, those old codgers have got nothing on these kids. No Parent of the Year awards were won by these families, that’s for sure.
1. An Australian toddler drinking lager and holding a baby crocodile.
2. Mum being a BMX ramp.
3. On an insanely dangerous chair lift.
4. Princess Yvonne and Prince Alexander of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (really).
5. Swimming lessons – 30s style
6. A 1958 baby car seat with added deadly peril.
7. When you want to go ice-skating but can’t get a babysitter.
8. Who needs helmets?
9. In the 80s, before anybody had realised babies shouldn’t play with burning metal spikes.
10. If you’re going to give a kid a cigar, you might as well let him have a lighter.
11. Proof that a Bar Mitzvah is a coming of age ceremony
Finally, combining child endangerment with some good old-fashioned animal cruelty …
H/T: boredpanda.com
