Baby Boomers and Weird Rules our Parents Enforced That Finally Make Sense

Some childhood rules felt completely arbitrary at the time—downright bizarre, even. But as adults, we look back and realize our parents weren’t just making up nonsense for their own entertainment. There was logic behind the madness, even if we rolled our eyes back then. Here are rules that once seemed ridiculous but now feel like strokes of genius.

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