23 Parents Whose Old-School Parenting Wouldn't Pass Today

From eating sand on the beach to playing with cigarettes, most of us have all sorts of hilariously odd photos from our childhoods. Looking at the photos now, you can't help but wonder how this old-school type of parenting would be looked upon today - probably not too well. Lucky for us, most of our parents had a great sense of humor and there are still photos out there that prove it. People online are sharing vintage photos that make it look like everything was way more relaxed back in the day. After all, who'd let their kid ride a bear or take their child on a motorcycle ride these days? Check out the best vintage photos of hilarious questionable parenting in the gallery below! h/t

#1 Me Back In 1991 Just Your Typical Aussie Kid Drinking Xxxxlight Beer(I Wasn't Aloud Heavies Back Then) And Holding A Baby Crocodile

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#2 If Your Mum Didn't Lay On The Ground Making Herself Into A Ramp For Your New BMX, Did She Even Love You? 1980's

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#3 My Mother And Grandmother Demonstrating Safety Standards In The 1960s

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#4 California Marijuana Initiative Rally 1972. That’s Me In The Box And My Parents In The Picture

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#5 My Dad And His Veterinarian Mother, With Their Pet Lion Which They Raised For Two Years, 1959

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#6 Princess Yvonne And Prince Alexander In Germany, 1955

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#7 A Couple Ice Skating With Their Baby, 1937

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#8 Car Seat Safety In 1958. Not Strapped In To Anything, These Seats Relied On The Mother To Put Her Arm Out And Stop The Baby From Falling Forward

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#9 Infant Me, My Mother & Father At A Bar Because That's How Parents Rolled In The Early '80s

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#10 The Pinnacle Of Parenting: 1930s Swimming Lesson

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#11 My Mother-In-Law Riding A Bear At 2 Years Old

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#12 Harley With A Baby Seat, 1962

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#13 My Hilarious Father (With The Magazine) And My Grandfather, Grandmother, And Uncle At His Bar Mitzvah In 1972

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#14 My Dad Showing Off His Parenting Skills 1985

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#15 A Photo Of Me Dressed Up As My Dad, With My Dad (1982)

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#16 My Mom In The Hospital After Giving Birth To My Sister. Canada 1978. Smokes And Roasted Chicken

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#17 Back In The Day. 1950s To Be Exact. Checkout That Car Seat

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#18 Me, 1958, Relaxing After My Bath With Toby, I Was Never Again This Cool

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#19 My Mom Showing Off Her Parenting Skills 1978

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#20 13 Y/O Dad Having A Taste While The Grownups Are Busy Playing Cards; Upstate New York, August 1954

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#21 My Father And His Pet Lion Priscilla, California 1970's

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#22 My Adorable (4 Year Old) Mother At A Zoo In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1970

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#23 Just A Photo Of Yours Truly (At 11 Years) Petting A Full Grown Tiger. My Mom Calls It Her "Bad Parenting Moment"

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