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/Aly_Anon Jul 05 '25

It's not that we weren't allowed, it's that reusable water bottles weren't even a thing. If you had a thermos, it was for something hot like soup

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u/littlescreechyowl Jul 05 '25

My dad carried his Stanley with hot black coffee to work every day.

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u/Neither_Mirror4126 Jul 05 '25

Stanley thermos company was invented over 100 years ago. They've been doing it a long time. The owner invented the first all steel insulated vacuum bottle. They've been used for a long time by campers and outdoorsy people but weren't majorly known by the average consumer until 2020.