It was a time when you only had to be back home once it got dark.
Every generation looks back at the time period when they were a kid with rose-colored glasses.
Recently, I came across aReddit threadthat was clearly aimed at Gen X’ers and their childhood.
“Playing outside with your friends.”
bouncybabygirlfordad
“This is an excellent answer.
And in summer it was until like 9 p.m.”
Jazzlike-Election840
2.
“We could create fun with almost anything as our imaginations were up to the task.”
MacDaddy654321
3.
“The music!”
Affectionate-Set278
“There it is.
I feel like I had a soundtrack to my life for the entire decade.
Music was always just ‘there.’
You brought your records to house parties.
Concerts were the biggest party of all.
You spent half your summer either trying to make enough money to buy tickets or trying to score tickets.
Youarethebigbang
4.
“No cell phones.”
Grand-Hand-9486
“Cellphones are fine.
Its the smartphone addiction thats the problem.”
RaymondLuxYacht
5. lightaugust
6.
“Latchkey kid here.
We had three house rules: 1.)
Be home before dark.
If you’re going to be late, CALL.
Other than that, like the preacher inBlazing Saddlessaid, ‘Son, you’re on your own.'”
chilipalmer99
7.
“As a kid, you could pretty much do whatever you wanted.
We had the freedom to basically raise ourselves.
During summer vacation, your parents were lucky to see you.”
CheeseburgerSmoothy
“As long as you come home for dinner .”
CaliRollerGRRRL
8.
“SeeingStar Warsat the drive-in when it first came out.”
Bot-Magnet
“Getting to seeStar Warsat the theater when it was first released.
It changed my life.
Then, getting to play with all the action figures and toys.
SumthingBrewing
9.
“Neighbors looked out for each other and also watched EVERYbody’s kids.
Yes, we ran all day and half the night, mostly unsupervised… Stormylynn724
10.
“Having the room to make mistakes without someone posting them online.
Not having to answer decades later for everything young and stupid you said or did.”
seditioushamster
11.
Servile-PastaLover
“Drinking from the hose GAVE you that immunity!”
Airdriver94
12.
“Going to bookstores or the library to browse and find something interesting to read.
Reading lots of magazines and newspapers.
Finding the movie section in the newspaper to read reviews and find out movie times.
Having a relatively quiet and spacious mind.”
Cleareyes88
13.
“Back then, $5 went really far.”
Ditch your last class to make it to the 1:20 p.m. start time.”
Majestic-Selection22
14.
It was a simpler time, and many would say it was the best of times!”
ThrowAwayButWhoCares
15.
“Unsupervised play in the woods.
Hours of adventures, every weekend.”
Dreamslowly
“We laugh about camping, too.
The kids got a flashlight and were told not to get into trouble.
The parents got Kahlua and Uno.”
Life-Philosopher-129
16.
Jumpy_Ebb2417
17.
Five and dime stores and neighborhood theaters.”
“Listening to the radio back in the ’70s was just so much fun!
And the disc jockeys were outstanding, too.
Plus, there were also fun and fascinating radio talk shows in the ’70s.”
MissHavishamsDelight
you’re able to read the original thread onReddit.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
