What era did you grow up in? What was good about it?

[whoisit]

I grew up in the 1950s early 1060s, I enjoyed living in the city part time and country most of the time.
It was hard work but also lots of play time. Running thru woods, riding my donkey, swimming in lakes and creeks, building tree huts.
Being the only female with brothers and cousins I was a tomboy. Other 2 girls were just toddlers.

 

[the watcher]

What you define as good times doesn't take into account what your parents and neighbors had to do to make your life carefree. What your kids remember as good times doesn't reflect what you went through, did it? The goal is to survive (1) and then make a better place for the kids (2). Not just your kids, all of them. How do you see that today?

 

[whoisit]

When in the city 'Atlanta' from ages 11 on up we would ride the bus downtown unsupervised to the theatres Fox, Realto or mama would take us to the Drive In.
The bus driver would watch for telling us to be careful of traffic.
Also, we went roller skating a lot.

 

[rightwinger]

I grew up in the 60s and early 70s
I had a lot of freedom and would ride my bike miles away, play ball, hike, fish and go camping……all without adult supervision


I had friends who lost brothers in Vietnam also teen car crashes were much worse.

I enjoyed the Space Program but Vietnam, all the assasinations, Civil Rights were tough times

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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Late 50's and 60's.

We were about as poor as it gets, but we were never hungry.

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[whoisit]

What you define as good times doesn't take into account what your parents and neighbors had to do to make your life carefree. What your kids remember as good times doesn't reflect what you went through, did it? The goal is to survive (1) and then make a better place for the kids (2). Not just your kids, all of them. How do you see that today?

I don't have to see it " today" because I lived watching them work as did we kids.
We had a well points kept going out in storms or just because. So My brothers and I hauled many 2 gal buckets uphill for cooking, bathing washing.
We also got good with sling blades [ most don't even know what a sling blade is] ax, shovels and picks with out parents.

If washing machine went out we would go to our creek and stomp out clothes on a rock there the water flowed over, I stomped clean many clothes in my life. At least I knew how to do it the easy way. When abandoned later in life with kids of my own, I stomped all our clothes and diapers baby clothes in the tub in the city.
Like stomping grapes, it is easier than all that bending over scrubbing with hands.
So, I used all these 'talents' my whole life, I did what had to be done. I'm very glad I learned early life.

 

[whoisit]

I grew up in the 60s and early 70s
I had a lot of freedom and would ride my bike miles away, play ball, hike, fish and go camping……all without adult supervision


I had friends who lost brothers in Vietnam also teen car crashes were much worse.

I enjoyed the Space Program but Vietnam, all the assasinations, Civil Rights were tough times

No body picked on returning troops in front of me, they didn't start the war. I always thank vets for service and lost some in V.Nam too. I hate the war but love our warriors.

 

[whoisit]

I grew up in the 60s and early 70s
I had a lot of freedom and would ride my bike miles away, play ball, hike, fish and go camping……all without adult supervision


I had friends who lost brothers in Vietnam also teen car crashes were much worse.

I enjoyed the Space Program but Vietnam, all the assasinations, Civil Rights were tough times

Oh yes the hot rods were popular alright, my kids father was always working on one. 55 Chevy 327 engine and 4 in the floors. Fastest was a 64 Chevelle with a 396 engine. I turned that over 4 times with 2 of my girlfriends in it, we had to crawl out the window. Very lucky nobody was hurt.

 

[Woodznutz]

My teen years were in the 1950's, but I'm really a 1940's guy.

The best thing about those days was the freedom that we were allowed by our parents. There were no murders, sexual assaults, or kidnappings in those days. Kids were safe wherever we went. Even as young as kindergarten kids walked to and from school. I don't remember a single parent escorting a kid to and from school. In fact, lots of our socialization took place walking to and from school with others.

 

[TNHarley]

90s and 2000s
It was a great time. We could be gone all day, and mom wouldnt care. Making trails through the woods on four wheelers. Packing lunches and walking gulleys for miles. Paintball wars. Firework wars. It was awesome.

 

[whoisit]

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Late 50's and 60's.

We were about as poor as it gets, but we were never hungry.

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We got hungry a few times but not for long.
Back then you'd rather die than ask for charity and my childhood friend and I almost did. The two toons we married left us and went to New Orleans. She was 7 months pg and I was 4months.
We went to the laundry mat to ask for a quarter because our babies were out of cream. A man in a suit came in to wash a load and she said 'ask him 'I whispered you ask. So went walked back to our apt and beat the heck out of each other for not asking. She put her hands around my pg waist and said we are going to die I can almost see the baby. She started crying for the sob that left us while I was wondering how I could hurt mine real bad and get away with it. LOL. We finally got to eat but both need blood transfusing from malnutrition. I knew we could wait it out. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. She never did get that strong.

 

[whoisit]

My teen years were in the 1950's, but I'm really a 1940's guy.

The best thing about those days was the freedom that we were allowed by our parents. There were no murders, sexual assaults, or kidnappings in those days. Kids were safe wherever we went. Even as young as kindergarten kids walked to and from school. I don't remember a single parent escorting a kid to and from school. In fact, lots of our socialization took place walking to and from school with.

Woodnuts , I heard lots of the 40s music from my mother playing it and other classics on the piano, great songs and times except WW11. But we still had a relatively safe country to live in.

 

[whoisit]

90s and 2000s
It was a great time. We could be gone all day, and mom wouldnt care. Making trails through the woods on four wheelers. Packing lunches and walking gulleys for miles. Paintball wars. Firework wars. It was awesome.

Like the song, 'Those Were The Days'

 

[marvin martian]

I grew up in the 1950s early 1060s, I enjoyed living in the city part time and country most of the time.
It was hard work but also lots of play time. Running thru woods, riding my donkey, swimming in lakes and creeks, building tree huts.
Being the only female with brothers and cousins I was a tomboy. Other 2 girls were just toddlers.

I grew up and came of age in the 80s, which seems to be the decade most people want to go back to.

 

[westwall]

1940's into the 50's in Los Angeles. Poor as dirt. Homeless, as a kid, for a few years, but it was a decent place to grow up.

Now, the places I used to run around in are absolute hell holes. Fit for neither man, nor beast.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

My teen years were in the 1950's, but I'm really a 1940's guy.

The best thing about those days was the freedom that we were allowed by our parents. There were no murders, sexual assaults, or kidnappings in those days

Of course there were, there was just not 24 hour news on the TV to tell you about each and everyone of them.

 

[whoisit]

I grew up and came of age in the 80s, which seems to be the decade most people want to go back to.

The 70s and early 80s had some good music and concerts. Both rock and country, mostly rock for us.

 

[whoisit]

Of course there were, there was just not 24 hour news on the TV to tell you about each and everyone of them.

Well we did have that nutcase all the women watched, Ol, "Good Night and Good Luck Edward Murrow". Him and 'a commie behind every door' Joe MaCarthy going at it. Which Joe did have a point,the proof is in the pudding.

 

[Robert W]

I grew up in the 1950s early 1060s, I enjoyed living in the city part time and country most of the time.
It was hard work but also lots of play time. Running thru woods, riding my donkey, swimming in lakes and creeks, building tree huts.
Being the only female with brothers and cousins I was a tomboy. Other 2 girls were just toddlers.

Born to Mom in 1938, my childhood was in the 1940s to around 1952. 1952 I started high school and really started to think more like adults. I too lived in a city called Oakland, CA where the home i lived in was a small tract home. And the rest of my time was in the country called San Joaquin County or Sacramento County. Country kids have more fun.

 

[marvin martian]

The 70s and early 80s had some good music and concerts. Both rock and country, mostly rock for us.

I was born in the 70s but grew up in the 80s. It was a good time to be young.