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Originally Posted by IowaFarmGal
I've wondered if it might be because that generation may have been beaten for their mistakes. They did believe in beating children as punishment in those days. Mom was never able to admit to being wrong about anything. I know she was beaten with the belt as a child. Could be fear based.
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Yeah I agree. I was beaten as a child as well. I don't believe in corpral punishment but yeah people back then did. I'm not sure if my mom was beaten but I'm sure my dad was. His dad was in the military and my dad was in the military as well and back then, they were allowed to beat you up in the military so I'm sure that had something to do with it. To make matters worse, you're basically expected to never be wrong in the military so I think fear plays a big part in my dad never admitting he's wrong. But yeah, for other people, it probably stems from being taught harsh consequences for being wrong by their parents or other people.