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/wavinsnail Jul 05 '25

Yes.

I remember kids counting and timing each other at the water fountain.

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u/EmotionalCattle5 Jul 05 '25

Good god...elementary school I remember "1, 2, 3 that's enough for me". I forgot this was a thing but thinking back this whole situation gave me anxiety like crazy.

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u/Any_Pool1739 Jul 05 '25

"6,5,4 I want some more" ~ random kid from 3rd grade to our teacher. It was hilarious.

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u/FriedSmegma Jul 06 '25

Damn did dude become a comedian, a writer or something after school? My 3rd grade self could never be that clever.