Cavman
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How Childhood Has Changed Since The 1960s, 70s And 80s
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Survived childhood
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SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
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so true
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oldguyinTX
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As a kid growing up in a small Texas town in the 50's, me and my pals could do pretty much what we wanted. We rode our bicycles all over town in packs, went to the local movie house by ourselves for "Saturday Morning Fun Club", & got into some minor mischief. The main rule was to be home by suppertime, or to have arranged with our parents to be home by dark. We never gave a thought as to anything that we might be doing could be dangerous. We certainly didn't worry about being kidnapped or any such thing, because all of the adults in town kept an eye on us. Of course, that meant that you couldn't get away with anything, because someone's mom or dad was always watching, and would come to your house (not too many phones in town - anyone remember party lines?) and tell your mom & dad what you had been up to. Those were simpler days which sadly are gone forever.
Fatcycledaddy
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That is when every child was taught to respect every adult, and adults had respect for most others.
My neighbor and I used to take the 22 rifles out after school and plink around shooting cans, bottles, the occasional squirrel or rabbit to take home and eat, and sometimes a target. If we ran out of shells we would walk to the local hardware store, with the rifles, and one of us would stand outside while the other went in to buy more shells. We were 14-14 years old, had been trained on the use of guns from the time we could hold one, didn't need ID or a license to buy more rounds, just the cash to pay for them.:yes:
As we got older we would put 8 of us in the bed of the pickup truck, 4 in the cab, and go to the local beach, build a fire, have a cookout, and swim for hours. Try that now and you will all wind up in jail.
Man do I miss those freedoms!
I agree with you, those days are gone forever!
My neighbor and I used to take the 22 rifles out after school and plink around shooting cans, bottles, the occasional squirrel or rabbit to take home and eat, and sometimes a target. If we ran out of shells we would walk to the local hardware store, with the rifles, and one of us would stand outside while the other went in to buy more shells. We were 14-14 years old, had been trained on the use of guns from the time we could hold one, didn't need ID or a license to buy more rounds, just the cash to pay for them.:yes:
As we got older we would put 8 of us in the bed of the pickup truck, 4 in the cab, and go to the local beach, build a fire, have a cookout, and swim for hours. Try that now and you will all wind up in jail.
Man do I miss those freedoms!
I agree with you, those days are gone forever!
SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
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when i was a kid i did skateboarding in parks & on street with maybe gloves & maybe knee pads. bike riding with no helmet and
fell many many times. ride mini bike or go cart usually without any helmet. got bit by many dogs. no permanent damage & no
lawsuits.
looking back, DAMN WHAT AN IDIOT I WAS, but i survived.
fell many many times. ride mini bike or go cart usually without any helmet. got bit by many dogs. no permanent damage & no
lawsuits.
looking back, DAMN WHAT AN IDIOT I WAS, but i survived.
flaggerphil
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That's kind of a truism, really. I remember going to school in the '50s and '60s and there were plenty of kids that were just as bad as some kids are now. I especially remember a kid I went to junior high school in New Orleans with who ended up killing his mom with a shotgun when we were in 9th grade.
It certainly was a simpler time then (when isn't it?) but the good old days weren't always that good.
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