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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 11:46 am to TigerTalker16
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:46 am to TigerTalker16
As a kid in the 50s to 60s, life was totally outside. There was hardly a fat kid around, very few, if any. Still, fun stuff was endless.
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Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:30 pm to TigerTalker16
Exact time I was growing up, preteen and teens.. 
Awesome times....
Awesome times....
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:33 pm to Yewkindewit
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As a kid in the 50s to 60s
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There was hardly a fat kid around
That's because there wasn't a McDonald's, Wendy's, Chic-Fil-A, Popeye's, and whatever fast food joint is around on every block..
Wasn't like that in the 70's either...
This post was edited on 10/1/18 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:36 pm to Hangover Haven
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I think kids today are in general a lot smarter
based on what?
Think its fair to say it depends on the kid(s). And that's applicable to every generation. Kids today may have access to more technology and information, but their critical thinking skills are arguably lacking from generations past.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:38 pm to TigerTalker16
I grew up during that time. It was fun and all, but my kids have it better now
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:41 pm 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.
ohh LawdPosted on 10/1/18 at 12:43 pm to TigerTalker16
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I've seen an entire table of teenagers playing on their phone and not talking to each other at all at a sit down restaurant.
Sadly, there are times when I am with my friends and someone will point out that we are all on our phones. It's not just teenagers.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:47 pm to TigerTalker16
High School Class of 1989 - The late 80's rocked!
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:49 pm to TigerTalker16
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Kids back then used to play outside a whole lot more to make fun rather than sit inside on the Xbox and get fat. Growing up in the early 2000's, I played outside a lot with my friends despite the lazy options for entertainment available and I had a blast every single day.
1975-1989 This is exactly my age from 0-14. We played outside alot. However, young folks don't let us old Gen Xers fool you. Even us poor kids had things like Atari 2600/5200 in early 80s and Sega/Nintendo around 86. That said, I was a bean pole runner/football player and was never remotely overweight until my 30s.
I know I stayed up countless nights and entire holidays on a few games in the 80s
Vanguard. I broke my controller over this game. It cheated!
Hero. One of the best games ever made.
Then I got the Sega Master System for Xmas of 86.
Rambo ruined my Xmas Holidays because it CHEATED.
And this here Phantasy Star for the Sega Master System is one of the best RPGs ever. Took about 80 hrs to win and helped me not get a girlfriend in 1988. Fun fact: I called a 1800 number Silicon Valley to request a game guide be mailed to me to help me beat the final boss, DarkFalls. Only needed it b/c He CHEATED every time!
This post was edited on 10/2/18 at 9:42 am
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:54 pm to TigerTalker16
When I was a kid, I lived outside of Folsom. In the summer, I would get up, eat my pop tarts, and out the door I'd go. They wouldnt see me again until the sun went down. Fishing, swimming in river, shooting turtles and water moccasins in the big pond, riding horses, no one bothered me and my friends. We didnt know what a video game was.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:07 pm to MBclass83
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agree. We had a blast. Playing neighborhood sports, riding bikes for miles, played in ditches, built forts, snowball fights. Somebody's father built us a treehouse
Kids still do all this
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:10 pm to windshieldman
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agree. We had a blast. Playing neighborhood sports, riding bikes for miles, played in ditches, built forts, snowball fights. Somebody's father built us a treehouse
Kids still do all this
on their phones?
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:11 pm to boxcarbarney
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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.
I have 4 kids, literally mine and all their friend’s parents still do this and they all play outside till dark. Both my jobs require me out in the public quite a bit, kids are outside till dark or later just like we were. Adults are just glued to their phones too much to realize it.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:13 pm to MorbidTheClown
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on their phones?
I guess everyone sees things differently but for instance wife and I went to eat a few weeks ago. While at the bar waiting on a table, there was a packed table with 3-4 teenage girls and 4-5 adults. The only ones staring at their phones the entire time were the adults.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:17 pm to TigerTalker16
You can go back to mid 60's at least with the golden age.
Now get the frick off my lawn.
Now get the frick off my lawn.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:20 pm to windshieldman
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I have 4 kids, literally mine and all their friend’s parents still do this and they all play outside till dark. Both my jobs require me out in the public quite a bit, kids are outside till dark or later just like we were. Adults are just glued to their phones too much to realize it.
This. My son is 12 and even though we are living in the burbs, he is still outside a lot. He has a nice pellet gun and loves to shoot birds. Sets traps to catch birds and rats. Loves going fishing and setting crab traps. Loves being on his bike.
Not a single friend or kid he plays sports with is fat. They spend too much time running to be fat.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:21 pm to MBclass83
What's this snow ball you speak of. Down her we had dirt clod wars with crawfish mounds.
This post was edited on 10/1/18 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:21 pm to TigerTalker16
Born in 76. Didnt know how good I had it.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:28 pm to notiger1997
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This. My son is 12 and even though we are living in the burbs, he is still outside a lot. He has a nice pellet gun and loves to shoot birds. Sets traps to catch birds and rats. Loves going fishing and setting crab traps. Loves being on his bike.
Not a single friend or kid he plays sports with is fat. They spend too much time running to be fat.
Yep, same here. Also for the “parents don’t spank their kids anymore” crowd. I’ve seen several arse beatings in just the last couple weeks by parents. 2 at the store, one at a house I was doing a windshield job on, and saw a 4 y/o get his arse swatted and taken outside by his dad for having a temper tantrum at chic fil a. I know he was 4 b/c dad said it while spanking him, about a 4 y/o shouldn’t act like this
This post was edited on 10/1/18 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 10/1/18 at 1:29 pm to windshieldman
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3-4 teenage girls
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The only ones staring at their phones the entire time were the adults.
well, to be fair...
but, that's not playing outside
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