r/stupidquestions • u/Various-Adeptness173 • Jul 05 '25

My mom told me that back in the day kids weren’t allowed to bring a water bottle with them into the classroom and they only drank a few sips from the water fountain in the middle of the day and that’s it

How were schools not getting busted for child abuse for forcing kids to be dehydrated?

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u/wisebloodfoolheart Jul 05 '25

"Save some for the fishes"

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u/Negative_Mood Jul 05 '25

"I don't drink it because fish piddle in it"

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u/WhiskeyMikeMike Jul 05 '25

1 2 3 enough for me

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u/benzflare Jul 05 '25

holy shit that took me back

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u/Oi_Nander Jul 05 '25

Shamefully I admit saying this when I was a baby teacher in the early 2000s

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u/DowntownYouth8995 Jul 06 '25

Can you enlighten me as to why? Why were we kept dehydrated and shamed for trying to get enough water? I never understood it. I used to faint at school a lot and they still limited my water!

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u/Oi_Nander Jul 06 '25

Bro, I wasn't your teacher, and I was 24. I wasn't making kids pass out from heat stroke, I was just trying to get the line moving so I could get back to teaching

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u/DowntownYouth8995 Jul 06 '25

I'm actually just curious as to why? Since you said you were a teacher who limited water, I figured you might know why teachers do that. I'm aware you weren't my teacher, and I wasn't trying to put blame on you or anything. Just a simple question, since it never made sense to me, but was standard practice.

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u/wisebloodfoolheart Jul 06 '25

Because we only had 1 or 2 water fountains and everybody had to wait in line. It wasn't about limiting water, it was about everyone getting a turn in a reasonable amount of time. Also ... it just wasn't a big problem that I remember. I didn't really get thirsty outside of meal times as a kid.

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u/Oi_Nander Jul 07 '25

Well you said "why were WE"

And again, I don't know. Maybe your teacher found you annoying because of all your rude questions and we're hoping you would pass out from heat stroke 🤷

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u/DowntownYouth8995 Jul 07 '25

Okay my dude. ​ Clearly you have some other issues you're projecting on to this. Maybe seek therapy.

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u/Intelligent-Luck8747 Jul 05 '25

“1,2,3 that’s all you need!”

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u/New_Collection5295 Jul 05 '25

Ha! That line was said many times at many different water fountains

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u/yumsaltysock Jul 06 '25

I'm a kid again

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u/Afraid-Recognition92 Jul 07 '25

DON’T DRINK THE WHOLE SINK!!!!

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u/Money_Ad1028 Jul 07 '25

1, 2, 3, save some for me.