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minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·2 years agoKids stood around and stared at their feet before swings were invented, I imagine.
minus-squareSpaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 years agoI think hoops and sticks were big for a while
minus-squarewavebeam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years ago“we’re children! we’re children! we’re children!”
minus-square31337@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI think many worked. On the farm, in mines, in factories. Farmers would intentionally have many children just for extra labor. School hours and breaks are, in part, the way they are to let children work on the farm.
Kids stood around and stared at their feet before swings were invented, I imagine.
I think hoops and sticks were big for a while
“we’re children! we’re children! we’re children!”
I think many worked. On the farm, in mines, in factories. Farmers would intentionally have many children just for extra labor. School hours and breaks are, in part, the way they are to let children work on the farm.