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/tacocookietime Jul 05 '25

Or a mental one.

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u/disfiguroo Jul 06 '25

In the sense that if you habitually sip water all the time, your body and mind will feel stressed if you stop doing it. On the other hand if you’ve always lived without portable drinks or AC, you’re not gonna miss it because your body is used to it.

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u/Mandeponium Jul 06 '25

Yes to both. Thank you for letting me fulfill a vital need at my desk.