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My curfew was lighting bugs, my parents didn't call my cell, they yelled my name, I played outside with friends, not online. If I didn't eat what my mom cooked then I didn't eat. Sanitizer didn't exist, but you COULD get your mouth washed out with soap. I road a bike without a helmet. Getting dirty was OK, and neighbors gave a darn as much as your parents did.

How about the rest of you?
 






A lot of truth there. I played outside all day and night. However, Mr. Gams and I were just chuckling about how if we had open liquor in the car and were stopped by the cops, they just took the booze and told you to go home. Today, they throw your ass in jail. I do not see society any better for the pressure from the police. Our generation dropped acid, smoked weed (some still do); we did not turn out horrible. We went to college, valued society, had creative ideas and worked hard without complaining. This new generation wants it all and does not want to work for it. They are a me too bunch, hand out generation and yet, they supposedly had the better up bringing, the strict authority, calculus in 7th grade and parents who enrolled them in every sporting activity on the planet. So what went wrong? How do we turn off everything and go out and play? No one trust anyone else. There are no kids outside playing hide and seek or capture the flag. It all seems like a very long time ago now.
 






Doc Who said:
Sounds like you had a rough childhood. I on the other hand was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I really did have all the advantages and still do.
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I had all the advantages too. I was born into a family where Mom stayed home and took care of the kids and Dad brought home the income. He was upper management in a top fortune 500 company.

You must be in your late 20's or early 30's if you weren't able to enjoy any of the things I quoted in my message.

Your silver spoon was not the silver spoon you think it was. Life was so damned good back then.

GorgeousGAMS said:
It all seems like a very long time ago now.
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It was.
 






Loved that saying DD and I have often talked with friends about what it said. I lived through that as well. That had nothing to do with a silver spoon or 'advantage' as Doc says. We grew up knowing people 'outside'.....I never had a curfew, but knew when to return home. Actually, I think I returned home when kids go out these days.

As children, we rode bikes, knew everyone in the neighborhood and actually played outside. We grew up in suburbia and appreciated the sights and sounds of our living environment.

Going to Catholic school meant rules and respect...something kids may or may not know today sadly. The principal washed mouths out with soap if you did something 'bad'. Do you know what that often was? Cursing!

When a higher up entered the classroom, we stood up and said Good Morning. While it may be strict by today's standards, we raise our kids with the same respect and appreciation. They have much more than we ever did, but the core beliefs and traditions are there. Society has gone crazy with the lack of respect and lack of values.
 
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Absolutely, Scarlett. Today if even a parent or teacher were caught washing out a kid's mouth with soap, they would probably report you to DCFS and take the kid away if not prosecute. Our society is topsy turvy.
 












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