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re: 1975-1989 was the golden age for growing up as a kid in the U.S.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:32 am to TigerTalker16
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:32 am to TigerTalker16
Include through mid/late 80s and I would agree.
Unless your last name is Basley Ford, apparently.
Unless your last name is Basley Ford, apparently.
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Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:33 am to fallguy_1978
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That was set in the mid 80s. It was a great time to be a kid.
I remember my mom locking the door behind me when I went out to play during the summer. I was allowed back in the house for lunch, and when it got dark. If I was thirsty, I would drink from the hose. I was 7, and I owned the world. I don't think kids are allowed to grow up like that anymore.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:34 am to RogerTheShrubber
And PG movies had nudity.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:34 am to TigerTalker16
The 80’s were a great time to be a kid. Sorry you missed out.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:35 am to TigerTalker16
moving the goal posts... 
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:37 am to TigerTalker16
Born in 1994, thinks the 70s were a great childhood.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:37 am to boxcarbarney
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I don't think kids are allowed to grow up like that anymore
They aren't. My daughter's childhood is nothing like mine was.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:37 am to TigerTalker16
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1975-1989 was the golden age for growing up as a kid in the U.S.
Brett Kavanaugh agreed with you until about 3 weeks ago
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:39 am to jlovel7
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We have a lot more tools to utilize now and I think kids today are in general a lot smarter. But we also let those tools corrupt us to a degree as well.
I agree with you to a point.
Yes, they are smarter in the ability to use the endless supply of information at their fingertips.
But most of them couldn't think their way out of a wet paper bag unless they had an ipad or phone in front of them.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:40 am to TigerTalker16
1975-1989
From drivers license to marriage-
Good times!
From drivers license to marriage-
Good times!
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:42 am to fallguy_1978
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Mine found some too. I remember her and my dad discussing it and overheard pops say "well, at least he isn't gay"
Yep. Always hide the girly mags where they can find them. Hide your gay porn where they'll never find it.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:50 am to Fewer Kilometers
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:56 am to TigerTalker16
I agree but I'd extend that time frame to the mid/late 90s.
Before the age of iPads and smartphones I remember there being so much hype about toys. There were so many more commercials aimed toward children advertising toys/food. Toys actually came in boxes of cereal and you didn't have to mail off 5 UPCs to get them. Rarely see commercials aimed toward children and Saturday morning cartoons on nearly every channel from 6am-noon are gone.
Before the age of iPads and smartphones I remember there being so much hype about toys. There were so many more commercials aimed toward children advertising toys/food. Toys actually came in boxes of cereal and you didn't have to mail off 5 UPCs to get them. Rarely see commercials aimed toward children and Saturday morning cartoons on nearly every channel from 6am-noon are gone.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:58 am to fallguy_1978
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They aren't. My daughter's childhood is nothing like mine was.
Neither is my daughter's. Is the world more dangerous now than it was when we were kids? At the age of 7 I had nothing but freedom.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:00 am to TigerTalker16
As a Sr. '89, the 2 decades were incredible. Ask Me Anything.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:14 am to boxcarbarney
quote:No. It is safer
Neither is my daughter's. Is the world more dangerous now than it was when we were kids?
So its actually you two being giants pussies compared to your parents is what has changed
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:14 am to boxcarbarney
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Neither is my daughter's. Is the world more dangerous now than it was when we were kids? At the age of 7 I had nothing but freedom.
Not really but it's definitely perceived to be. I grew up in Central in the 80s where there was virtually zero crime. We live in BR now where there's a lot.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:20 am to TigerTalker16
I believe your updated OP suggests your mind has changed previously.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:24 am to TigerTalker16
I can't disagree with the OP.
There's a reason you still hear 80's music everywhere. Things changed quickly then in music, movies, fashion. Everything is stale now as people bury their heads in their phones and stress way too much about politics and such.
It was also fun wondering when a drunk Russian somewhere in Siberia would hit the wrong button and vaporize the planet.
There's a reason you still hear 80's music everywhere. Things changed quickly then in music, movies, fashion. Everything is stale now as people bury their heads in their phones and stress way too much about politics and such.
It was also fun wondering when a drunk Russian somewhere in Siberia would hit the wrong button and vaporize the planet.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:30 am to TigerTalker16
Bull shite. I grew up in the 80’s and I would give anything to have had access to porn like the kids do now. My pecker was always my favorite toy.
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