*triggering*

Yes things were different back then... children should be seen and not heard.... I do remember trying to speak to several teachers at one point and the answer was... shall we talk to your parents about this!! Really, that shut me up. And back then the 'grown ups' knew best, right. Also I think back then there was a lot of awful underground pedophilia amongst celebrities. Did that make abuse of children more acceptable? I don't know but I think nowadays people are more aware, don't brush it under the carpet and genuinely have realised that children don't make up stories and they do need to be listened to...