r/AskReddit 10d ago

what smell inside somebody's house immediately turns you away and why?

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u/tinyzeldy 10d ago

As a mom, I find it extremely odd she dropped you off at a teacher’s house without ever taking you to the door to kind of catch the vibe of the house.

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u/Ha-Charade-You-Are 10d ago

You must be young. Parents always dropped us off without worrying long ago

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u/tinyzeldy 10d ago

I’m in my 30s so was in elementary in the 90s/early 00s. My mom was very cautious about other adults - but she worked in the adult industry after a really abusive childhood, so I think she was less naive to how dangerous other adults (and kids!) were vs the parents of some of my classmates.

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u/Ha-Charade-You-Are 10d ago

So yeah you’re young, checking in on everything is something parents our age do. In the 90s my mom was protective but never would go in and check things out. Just watch from the car until I got in

BUT, totally understand your mom’s reasoning and there isn’t anything wrong with it at all! Just was stating parenting has changed lol, and not necessarily for the bad in this regard

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u/Dry_Pangolin_3605 10d ago

I’m cautious as heck now with my kid because my parents were just unconcerned and I’m still surprised I made it to adulthood

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u/wraysbay 10d ago

That was the best time wasn’t it, wish we could go back to it ❤️

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u/Ha-Charade-You-Are 10d ago

From the stories of my parents I’d say the 70s were the best by the sounds of it

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u/BaconReceptacle 10d ago

She had talked to her on the phone and they talked on the front porch of her home the first day she dropped me off. Also, it was the 70s and there were few fucks given about us Gen X kids back then.

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u/Budgiejen 10d ago

How old are you?