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shakermaker, It's all very well and good for people of older generations to say that 'well I wasn't at all like that at 13/14/15/whenever',
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It was, the feelings were still there the chances were not, the safety net afforded to these teenagers today did not exist, the only thing we had was our parents who took a very dim view of 'that sort of thing'. If your parents decided to disown you, and many did what did you do who would take you in?, no free house no social or very limited help. No you were on your own, a great deterrant.