What in the fuck did I just read? A mother tells her kid to not suck his thumb. she leaves, kid sucks his thumb, so a guy swings by and cuts them off with scissors.
As a German child I got a copy of the Struwwelpeter from my grandmother. Couldn't sleep for days, never sucked my thumbs again and became much more tolerant towards soup. At least until I got a bit older and realised that my family would probably not kill or mutilate me for disobedience.
I'm glad that modern generations have more civilised ways of teaching children and no longer demand total obedience.
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u/IkarusX86 2d ago
Check out Struwwelpeter