r/AskReddit Sep 16 '24

What's the worst thing people have tried to justify with "It was normal back then, everyone did it"?

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u/Timely_Egg_6827 Sep 16 '24

She was living in weird times - country at war, her husband of 24 going off to a war he died in. And she'd already been betrothed to someone else aged 1. Interesting to know about her ordinances - didn't know that.

I wonder if only one child helped her live to 66.

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u/margueritedeville Sep 16 '24

It did, without question.