1970s Things That Kids No Longer Do!

[@jimmcwilliams4741]

I was a 70s kid, but I need to relate a more-recent story. About 15 years ago when my son was 10, he rode his bike to a neighbor's to play. The mom said "didn't your dad teach you to wear a helmet when you ride your bike?" He replied "no, my dad taught me not to fall off my bike."

[@julienielsen3746]

Good.

[@michaelshepherd733]

😂

[@driver3605]

That's perfect.

[@jjamo5]

ha ha brilliant!!!!

[@CarsandCats]

High five for the little man AND the Dad!

[@user-cc5od3zk4p]

I was a 70s kid. It was a privilege to grow up so free and without the weight of technology holding us down.

[@Redrobin-ms8fr]

I am 59 and, like most, addicted to the computer and smart phone. I HATE myself for it. We were so much more fulfilled with LESS.

[@sinbad799]

Tell me about it. 👍

[@roygates525]

Did you carry a dime ?

[@sodeepopkid6855]

In the 70's, bikes = freedom. I'm 60 now and just bought a mountain bike, first in over 40 years. Circle of life I guess.

[@Redrobin-ms8fr]

@@roygates525 I had a hillbilly cousin from Arkansas that wore the "penny loafers" and put dimes in each shoe instead of pennies.

[@rainmancw9022]

It is AMAZING how you summed up my childhood as a late 70-early 80 kid. Kids could never hack it now. It made us very strong people

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching rainmancw9022!

[@amoses11]

My mother (in her 50s now) would always question me and my brother why we would sometimes do stupid stuff outside or act out and then tell us stories about her childhood in the 70s and how good it was back then

[@pretoriaretrofair]

I wouldn't change my childhood for the world. Such great memories. 🖤

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching HeadPixieTV!

[@eileenryan2248]

Neither would I.

[@christianrancourt7087]

I grew up in the the 70's, and we actually had fun, no phones, no internet, no cable and no social media. Social was done in person. I'd go back to living like we did back then when life was simple, in a heart beat.

[@KrissD41]

Awwww but there was the Atari 2600 that was the big booming start to the gaming consoles Pacman jaust digdug pitfall E.T. lol etc. We had so much fun in the 70's , 80's I miss those days but wouldn't want to go back. 😅

[@lindabolique72]

@@KrissD41 I wish I could go back. I was born in 1964. The seventies were the best.

[@robert.m4676]

@@lindabolique72 absolutely! I was born in 66 and had the best childhood. I had an extremely strict father but I used to sneak out and meet up with my buddies and our girlfriends and go out to the woods to our massive fort we built to party in and fool around. We had 2 stories with a roof that would have outside access to with a ladders. We all had separate rooms to go to once we had partied enough and wanted to kiss our girlfriend in private. We all looked out for each other and everyone had fun. I can’t see that happening today because someone would tell on someone and the fort would have been torn down I bet!

[@aedt3]

How luckyy. I was born in 2005 😒

[@alvinmarcus5780]

Amen. 👍🤓

[@yuvgotubekidding]

Adults and kids didn’t mix. Two separate worlds. Adults gather together to talk about the real world and let kids be kids for as long as possible.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Nothing wrong with that. We learned how to do things. How to use our imagination, be innovative and problem solvers. Thank you for watching!

[@yuvgotubekidding]

@@RhettyforHistory 👌👍

[@Heidishereandthere]

AMEN! 👍

[@aariley2]

That's because parents today refuse to be adults!

[@scottsatterthwaite4073]

@@aariley2 Today's "parents" were never taught how to be adults.

[@paulandbarbie1969]

Yep, I'm a 70's child, enjoyed the trip down memory lane. The Sears Christmas Wish Book was the best! The good ole days

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Paul!

[@patrickvanrinsvelt4466]

Oh yeah, that catalog was the best. Santa in Gainesville came by helicopter to our Sears

[@beckyg.8228]

I'm so glad I was a kid in the 70 s! We were tougher then todays kids. I wouldn't change my childhood for ANYTHING!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Becky!

[@mikemancini3907]

We had the best times of our life. Kids today don't have a clue to kick the can, throw Frisbee, and stay active all day. That's why most all of us from those days were skinny.

[@erichill612]

I was born in '65. I got a little emotional reflecting on how life use to be. Going to the Drive-In with my family was major. Good manners and being nice and kind was in order. Music was clean. The world was a different place.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories. I definitely remember getting excited when my Dad said we were going to the drive in. It was a good way for us to clean his car and windex his windows.

[@justmejenny7986]

It sure was. I am lucky to still have a drive in movie theater close by.

[@csmlyly5736]

Once the people who lived it are gone it will be forgotten forever, unless those who enjoyed it make it happen again.

[@jamesslick4790]

I worked at a Drive-In, my first (serious) girlfriend worked at a movie theatre. We used to "brag" that we met while we were both in "show business", LOL. Now, back to business: Do you want a PEPSI with yer dog?👍😊👍

[@hubertmoore2251]

having good manners being respectful was a must my grandmother always told me she would box my ears if I didn't say yes ma'am or no ma'am yes sir or no sir and to help a neighbor whenever they were in need not like the kids of today

[@Trojanhorsebilly]

Life was simpler and people were defiantly much more happier in the 70's. I miss the good ole days.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Billy!

[@Apollo_Blaze]

People were a Lot nicer for sure.

[@pamelapope859]

Me to. If I could only go back to the good old days I would be a happy camper

[@Trojanhorsebilly]

@@pamelapope859 i hear ya.

[@jeffhamann4350]

So true bro

[@navis5284]

Thanks for reminding me of happier days... wish our kids today could experience the 70s again.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I do too! Thank you for watching navis5284!

[@ncwordman]

(Born in 1970): I learned the hard way to never tell my parents I was bored. And, honestly, I rarely was. We lived just outside a small town, with 6-10 kids my age nearby, and surrounded by woods. I was always exploring the woods, whether by myself or with friends. I came home, barely making it back before dark, cut, bruised, muddy. We had bicycles (of course) and go-carts. We never wore helmets, even though we raced a lot, often through the woods. Someone was almost guaranteed to wreck, run into a tree maybe, or rammed off the path by another kid. We also lived by the elementary school. My friends and I would race a lot on the sidewalks just outside of the classrooms. Now that I think about it, we loved racing! There were these brick wall dividers surrounding the patteos outside each classroom, about 2 and 1/2 to 3 feet high. Once, when I was 11 or 12-years old, I took the turn around a corner too wide (so I wouldn't have to slow down), and hit that wall going full speed! I tumbled head over heels, over the handlebars, over the wall, and even lost consciousness! I still have a scar on my leg from that day. Danger was kind of the point for us kids.

[@bmphil3400]

Being bored always ended with a shovel or rake at my house....

[@lookinforthe70s]

Saturdays in the 70s for a kid was amazing. You go to school during the week. And at the end of the week you know Saturday morning would mean a big bowl of cereal, cartoons all morning, and then go outside and ride your bike and play all day. Saturdays to a kid in the 70s was like hitting the lottery, going on vacation, and retiring from the workforce all rolled up into one.

[@michelemichele5204]

saturday night watching creature feature on tv. the best!

[@JismIsm-en4kz]

American Bandstand for me ! - Damn, we were fortunate

[@cgschow1971]

Fortunately, much of this stuff lasted into the late 80s.

[@baksybaby9529]

Yes That’s how it was ❤❤

[@kylekeller5111]

Exactly 💯😂😂😂

[@An1T0]

We all wanted to be Evel Knievel, being outdoors til dark running the woods, playing in creeks, exploring rivers, and the neighborhood, spending time with friends was the greatest adventure ever!

[@ethics3]

Same. We had a nice hilly forest behind our house , also with a creek running through it. Had 2 waterfalls and a massive 3 rd one in the spring time. We drank right from the creek that cows walked and ... in. Never had any stomach troubles. . We built forts and skated on the creek in the winter , jumping over the open water sections ( very shallow at those places) then we would make a fire and roast marshmallows and hot dogs over it while drinking hot chocolate from home Ski doo trails ran all through it in the winter and we loves sliding down the twisty hills on our steerable boggens It was heaven

[@miniredsatan]

I made a crap ramp and jumped the creek near my house. All the older kids were there and i was legend! Lol

[@ericfitzgerald9214]

I was an 80s kid, we still got to do a lot of the stuff you mentioned in this video. Im going to share this with my kid, videos like this are a golden archive of history. Thank you for sharing this.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching ericfitzgerald9214!

[@christanya43]

I was born in 1967. I feel like I had the best of both the 70's and the 80"s. Graduating in 1985 was the best year of all. The pictures of the boys jumping their bikes with the home made ramps was one of our favorite pastimes. I remember my bike for a while had worn out broken peddles and all that was left was the metal stud to peddle with. Somehow we just lived with it and didn't give it too much of a care. I remember getting a pair of tennis shoes at Christmas and wearing them completely out just in time for the next Christmas. If it wasn't for baseball season, and a new pair of cleats, church shoes and the Christmas tennis shoes would be it. i had no idea we were poor. Back then, a year seemed like a long time. Not anymore.

[@HisbeautifulTruth-nl1ch]

June 1967! We're definitely friends😁

[@viniviper2973]

@@HisbeautifulTruth-nl1ch March 1966. man oh man. I had school shoes and those same pare of sneakers! Busted my chin on my handle bars and was jumping the next day. Hand me downs was a normal thing.

[@debndave4871]

This is absolutely true. I was born in 1959. We stayed outside all day. When the street light went on, all the neighborhood kids went home. We drank from a garden hose, rode in the back of a truck, if you got hurt, you sucked it up. If you got in trouble at school, you kept it to your self. I miss those days!

[@elandreso2709]

. What I did in the school was MY department. .

[@playtime260]

1959...that was a very good year... Wouldn't change a thing. So many friends,good times and memories. I remember me and my pals ( we were about 5 years old)set fire to a big pile of leaves at a county leaf collection site.attracted a couple of fire trucks(Big red ones with lights and horns)we watched in amazement as our heroes put that fire out!

[@terricklee6268]

I remember playing with my cousins all day until supper time when my mother or father could whistle so loud the entire neighborhood could hear it and you knew it was time to come home. Then we would still go outside for a few more hours until dark

[@mattbosley3531]

Wandering all up and down our street and the streets on both sides of ours at Halloween with my friends. We got so much candy! And none of it was xrayed. Used to get other stuff sometimes too, one neighbor worked for a record company and gave out 45s at Halloween. Another lady made cookies. No adults with us.

[@bruceminty9067]

Playing hockey on a frozen river. Then going to the open edge, chopping off a slab and riding it as far as you could. Before getting beached or jumping to shore. And getting wet in the process. We called it iceberging.

[@th.burggraf7814]

As a 70s child I can say, kids not only did more dangerous things back then, we also had a hell of a lot more fun than today's children. That's for sure !

[@dshooter6391]

You are right

[@Music-tk5oq]

All they have now r SMARTPHONES!!!

[@dubjunkieofficial7496]

@@Music-tk5oq yeaa but we can take photos and videos of the good times we have friends and keep those memories on our phones boomers go on about phone but don’t say anything about your generations smoking addiction and face book

[@the_kombinator]

80s-90s - I think that I was on the tail end of this golden era. I wonder how stale and sanitized my kid's pre-teen and teen years will be. :(

[@audreyweber1336]

It was way better!!!!

[@waynesmith6325]

70s/80's were THE best time when I was growing up!! I WISH my Kids could experience that relaxed WAY more fun IMO time!!

[@deathrowinmate28]

The 70s ... best music, best TV shows great fun in the sun, muscle cars and freedom. As a kid ya had to go home when the first street light came on.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching deathrowinmate28!

[@lagodifuoco313]

I can still remember the taste of water from a good garden hose. What a time to be a kid. I recall those days with nostalgia and much fondness.

[@denisesmith8657]

Oh my gosh!!!! I love water from the garden hose!!!!

[@ttgyuioo]

Yeah, and who cares if there's bugs in it or if it taste like rubber 🤣🤣🤣

[@udntknomeXX]

Only had 2 req'd for water as a kid.. 1. It was cold 2. It was available Even then #1 wasn't necessarily req'd 😂

[@kathleenkenyon1583]

Drinking from the hose was a given, but you also got to play outside until pitch dark, and no one thought anything of it!

[@bretloyd8097]

Hose water!!. . . . fU@K YEAH!!!!

[@colinstanhouse6663]

I was born in 70' . Being a kid in the 70s and a teen in the 80s was awesome. They were magical times !

[@scott8634]

I was born in 70 right on !

[@jh9912]

Agreed!

[@thomasmorano7779]

I was a 69child,the 70s was so fun,then the 80s we're teens,87graduate,then time to grow up n enter the real world.

[@JAYKOP007]

Born in 72 lol looking back and great memories 👌

[@PeterJPickles]

Feb 1970 :)

[@davidmuhammad8960]

I loved being a 70s kid. It was a magical time

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching David!

[@gsaw5008]

We loved going to the roller rink every Friday night!! Parents dropped us off all our friends were there wow! Thanks for bringing back great memories!

[@ALITISA78]

I died laughing at the camp part where he says " Your parents didnt have to fill out 20 different forms and provide your full medical history" so true lol

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed that part!

[@greytging]

Idk, those forms are worth not having child predators as camp counselors

[@user-gn8eb4ii9p]

If we don't fill forms, we are held reliable. It's better to follow the rules

[@peterj.a.7902]

No kidding; I was a boy scout; would tell my parents we're doing a campout for a few days, which we did all the time. My parents would drop me off at meeting pt. I don't remember my parents filling out paperwork. Now as a parent; so many forms; my wife would fill out the forms; u fill it out wrong, ur kid couldn't go.

[@darillus1]

yeah, much better without the forms, if your child is seriously injured or dies, no one is held accountable.

[@ninamc6116]

Summertime in the 70’s was the best time ever. Watching “Jaws” in a freezing movie theater. Riding bikes til 9 at night. Listening to your AM radio on the beach. Going away to camp. It was ideal

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories.

[@rediron44]

Heading up the street to the store to get an Icee.

[@Litehousenation]

🏜️ 🌵

[@sheepsfoot2]

I was in boy scouts when we saw Jaws at the movies , and just recently i watched it again on Netflix, brought back a lot good memories > the 70s were great times !

[@ulyssesnathanialowen3831]

sadly 70s to the 90s might have been the peak... or have the best balance ..

[@decemberdesigns1714]

I remember walking down the “busy street” for miles, stopping along the way at all the local mom and pop stores for records and maybe a slice of pizza. And going to the library where the ladies didn’t take crap from anyone. Taking 45 minutes to walk to high school. Cutting classes to go downtown for Bruce lee movies. Taking the “L” to work.

[@mark.mcghie3065]

i grew up in the 70's in scotland ... it was an amazing time and we always had a great time breaking legs and so on , i'd go back anytime .. i feel really sorry for kids now .. i live in england now and families live all round me and it's very rare to see a kid out playing .. really sad

[@undergroundwes2682]

I feel blessed to be a 70s child. Those years taught me so much about what's really important in life .

[@noahhyde8769]

I was a 70s kid, as well. It was a VASTLY superior time to be a kid, compared to now -- VASTLY superior. You cannot overstate how much that is the case. Kids today have, for the most part, never really lived. They have straightjackets, not childhoods.

[@jntj3007]

Same here.

[@truthskr7127]

💯Absolutely agree with that!!

[@ryanpierce5460]

80s kid. I didn't have the tech kids today have. Not to mention all the wacky ideas they are being introduced to.

[@marydecosta7012]

I am a 70's kid I remember a lot of what was on this video. I am blessed to have been both a 70's kid and a kid that grew up in the country.

[@brenthaymon280]

I grew up in the 60's and 70's. Graduated from high school in 1979. It was a great time to be a kid.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

I graduated HS in 1980. I don't remember much of my later childhood and teenage years with much fondness, but that's not really a reflection of that time in general. Overall I think it was a much better time for kids to grow up than nowadays. They had much more unstructured play and socialization time, and they had a lot more physical freedom, got much more exercise, and spent much more time outdoors, so were definitely healthier and more physically fit. I find it shocking how many kids are overweight and even morbidly obese these days. And they certainly don't seem to be any happier than kids were in the 70s. Interesting thing; in the early 2000s I went to Japan to teach English for a few years. Life for children in Japan reminded me in many ways of the childhood I remembered in Canada in the 1970s but no longer existed there. Kids there had a lot more independence; the first time I saw a little girl of about 8 in a school uniform standing alone on a train platform I thought she was lost. But no; it was very common for kids that young to travel to and from school on commuter trains and subways by themselves or with their friends. These were kids who attended private schools which were often far from where they lived; if kids attended public schools they were nearly always in their immediate neighbourhood, so most kids walked or biked to school, just like I had done. Even though most mothers in Japan then were stay-at-home moms, you didn't see them clustered at the school gates waiting for their kids when school was out, at least not any kids over the age of 6. Moms had better things to do than shepherding perfectly capable kids to and from school. I taught at a private language academy that taught both adults and kids; all but the very youngest the kids who came for weekly after-school lessons would usually travel from school to our centre by themselves, then go home by themselves afterward.

[@lonzo61]

@@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci Well said, er, written. I graduated in 1979 from HS. I posted a comment a few minutes ago expressing my horror at what has become of parenting. I don't consider this to be progress, although it's a complex issue.

[@michelemichele5204]

me too graduated in 82. the 70's were the best!

[@jessedeane6036]

Graduated 1979 70's and 80's my favorite. Still sport a mohawk from time-to-time.

[@Redrobin-ms8fr]

@@michelemichele5204 Another 82' here. The 60's, 70's, and EARLY 80's were great for me also. Our family had our share of problems and occasional heartbreak, like any other period of history, but we were truly blessed overall.

[@meterpaffei5810]

This is a great compilation. I was born in 1977 in Germany and still remember most of the things you added to your list. I am lucky to have a 17 year old daughter that is not obsessive checking her smartphone, she listens to punk and rock music and is just different to most of the kids of her age. Being different has never been better than now.

[@Marinegrunt0311]

How? You’re more of an 80’s kid

[@catsalad2427]

I am a 2010 kids but I really am inspired by the old times, clothing, style just everything, i actually try to start play more outside then I normally do, it really motivates me and I love it! ❤

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching catsalad2427!

[@paulod4374]

Being a late 70’s early 80’s kid was the greatest time of my life. No technology just pure imagination , a wonderful time in life and so simple

[@3joewj]

80s kid👍

[@christhornton8219]

Completely agree

[@jelkel25]

There was Pong and later Atari but they were rainy day or blizzard things and it was seen as a punishment not to be able to go out (after cartoons on a Saturday morning of course).

[@TheOriginalFrankMatthews]

Dam right! We had Voltron and Thunder Cats not Sponge Bob! Girls had Gem and My little pony!

[@danthomas6587]

It was a simpler time. I wish I could go back.

[@Celtic-Texan]

Born in 68, so this whole video equals my youth. We had such a great time being outside, on a Saturday after watching our fill of cartoons, leave the house and not come back until supper time, our parents usually had no idea where we were most of the day. We would be in the woods building forts, down at the lake fishing or swimming, trying to sneak a kiss with our girl at the playground, building ramps to jump with our BMX bikes, climbing giant trees, the list is endless. We would come home exhausted but happy as could be, wash our hands and sit to a nice supper with the family, then watch late night TV shows, especially looked forward to Disney.

[@andrerone8208]

I think we all did that at one point in time in our lives and especially me being a kid back then it was the best of times I will never ever forget it

[@stevedavenport1202]

Oh, wow, did we grow up together? I was born in 1968 too....describes my childhood to a T...😀

[@houstonrebel4449]

Born in '67 and that's so relatable. Except we played a lot of backyard football and baseball on Saturday afternoons as well. We would start immediately after the cartoons of course. And on Sundays. Your comment brings back some great memories for me.

[@stevedavenport1202]

@@houstonrebel4449 Yes, sir. Played lots of backyard football and sandlot baseball as well 😀

[@Mike-hf3se]

Born in 1968 also! Man those times were great!

[@anthonystevenson495]

Great video/ story time. I'm a 70's kid. Born 1970..... everything said in this article is all FACTS !!! 😢😅I almost sheld a tear

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Anthony!

[@tonypaolucci8970]

Loved the picture of all the bikes in front lawn. That's were everyone is hanging out that particular day. This a great walk down memory lane.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching tonypaolucci8970!

[@Davey-Boyd]

So true! I was born in 1966, grew up in the UK in the 70's. When I was 5 on my first day at school my mum walked me there, 1.5 miles, to show me the way. After that I walked it on my own. And so did every other kid. What a sad world we live in now.

[@KM-bc3lm]

My mother did the same thing, Kindergarten, she followed me for a few days to make sure I knew the way, after that, good luck!

[@Robert08010]

Did your mother ever secretly follow you home to see what was taking so long??! Mine did. I had strict instructions to come right home after school but could I follow directions? Heck no! There was a butterfly! So when I repeatedly failed to come home when expected, my mother walked to the school and followed me home once or twice. I actually thought I saw her jump behind a bush but it was years later that I realized I was right. It wasn't just my imagination. As I think back about it now, I'm torn between thinking about how much she cared and angry that she wanted to foster in me the sense that "MOM is ALWAYS WATCHING!!! YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING THAT I WONT KNOW ABOUT!!!!!!!" That might just explain a lot of my issues today.

[@aquariusmoon771]

Yep

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

@@Robert08010 take responsibility for yourself quit blaming mom and others.

[@ramonaugustus9470]

@@ScreamingEagleFTW wow, you know this person so well, and their personal history. that you give unwarranted and unlicensed advice... and if you were a licensed professional, you would know better... sigh

[@davidk8457]

I grew up in the 60's and 70's and never realized how lucky I was until the last few years ...thank you mom and dad for giving me an exceptional life of "just being a kid" And to all my buddies ... I love you guys !!!

[@brianmeen2158]

Same here. I feel bad for todays kids. They live a very tech-centered life. I’m so glad I grew up without social media

[@xrpwatts2116]

We born in the 60S were born at the best time, We got to experience the late 60s if born in the early 60s as i was. And all 70s ,80s and some of the 90s that's when it all started going downhill.

[@victorbruce5772]

Things we did, fun we had, just can't do anymore, places are gone, over developed, rules, restrictions, not allowed. Times have changed alright, not for the better.

[@davidk8457]

@@victorbruce5772 amen brother

[@darkavenger8827]

Serial killers

[@ek2112]

Omg I love this video!! Being a kid in the 70s truly was amazing and fun!! Kids today have no clue what life really should be like. Now if they don't have something electronic in their hands they're "bored" and depressed ...what a pity

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video ek2112!

[@brianbertenshaw5150]

Love this!! The Pictures are perfect!! Oh the memories.. I am going through all my pictures now to find similar pictures of my childhood. Thanks for sharing.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching Brian!

[@geraldtrudeau3223]

I grew up in the 50s and 60s and was a parent in the 70s, and at the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, I have to say, that what our society has done to children today oughta be a crime. We've denied them a childhood in the name of safety. We were a nation of explorers and Pioneers and Trailblazers. Now, look what we've become. Frightened little creatures who are so terrified that their children might get a scratch, and somebody will blame them for it. And they are right. Somebody will call the cops, and they just might end up in court. What the hell happened?!? More importantly how do we change it?

[@rpwbass]

Respectfully, you are very wrong. I am a 50 year old and I know how easy it would be to downplay this new generation. They are different that we were, yes. That doesn't mean that they aren't wonderful and talented. I've at times been more jaded but have been proven wrong each time. Give them a chance. Give them your knowledge.

[@TheReal10bears]

It depends on where the child was raised and whether the child had a father figure in the childs life. I blame the lack of discipline and the family unit. Parents are not allowed to spank their child when the child acts up and causes trouble and yes I do realise that some people shouldn't be parents and are abusive or selfish or even a danger to the child. Just because a person can reproduce doesn't mean they are good parents.

[@daleandkaren6316]

Yep had 7 kids from 1968 to 1988. I can’t believe the things I let the firstborn do, but actually, he is now a retired Lt Col/Army…….

[@davidstaudohar6733]

Wonderful memories of better days gone by , I remember setting up a ramp and jumping over 10 kids laying on the sidewalk underneath me, ❤️🙏🚴🚴‼️

[@Scoupe400]

Try telling that to my daughter. I’m puzzled how they don’t play out. We lived in the country ten years ago and she’d climb the trees. We moved to the local neighbourhood so she could socialise and play outside … instead they choose to stay in. There’s very little tv on and she’s not into a phone - just reads and studies. What a wasted move.

[@marefreed4140]

the 70s were a golden age to be a child. We were ALL free-range. I can't imagine how I would have grown up if I hadn't had all that freedom. Thank you for this video!

[@glendajenkins1736]

Free-range! That is a perfect description.

[@Kagey-dp7wn]

I told the teacher I was allergic to chipmunks, and pine needles make me chafe, and she told me to stay on the bus.

[@livya1085]

This is what everyone says but then I hear ppl today say that the 90s were the best or 2000s now even 2010s people just say stuff atp ;-;

[@alwhitney68]

Freedom still exist today, in a sense even more so with far more things to do and ways to get in trouble. Lol Plenty of parents these days still allow their kids to do whatever they want whenever they want

[@borntoclimb7116]

​@@alwhitney68but the Problem is lot of parents give they childrens phones to play or dont want the kids outsite

[@lucygrace1193]

I loved that my family, & all our neighbors, had the console TV that did NOT work, which had a smaller TV sitting on top that worked! 🤣 Love this video! It was the best back then!

[@brianlanderman3462]

I was born in 70 and I raised my son the same way I was raised and he turned out just fine and wants to do everything I did. Couldn't be any happier 😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching brianlanderman3462!

[@horacecomegna335]

Being a 70’s and 80’s kid was a blast! Born 1964!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Horace!

[@independentselfreliantnota4991]

I was too 1964. Good simple life.

[@JG-pj3bg]

I was born in 69, I remember the 70's and 80's very well, wish I could go back

[@franklinmills1756]

Born in '63, more than anything I wish I could go back.

[@darrenmahoney9073]

QUESTION IF YOU WERE BORN IN 64 HOW ARE YOU AN 80S KID

[@carlh429]

The Gen X childhood. Watching this stirred a lot of nostalgia. (Born 1965)

[@markrothenberg9867]

Born 1962…the late 60’s and early 70’s was the best

[@leechjim8023]

SWEET!!!

[@davidcarter1157]

I loved my time better 71, means I was a teen in the 80’s when our music and even movies were AWESOME!

[@Nan-59]

‘59 here! It was a fabulous time to be a kid, and a teen. I’m sure the 60s were even better to be a teen in, but it’s not like it had a choice. None of us did! Ohh. Those were the days!

[@waynek3366]

Gen X generation has very poor social skills thanks to the cellphones.

[@jasonpmorganstein2480]

The 70’s / 80’s the best years of one’s life! Couldn’t have been any better! The best thanks for taking me to memory lane! Each clip was dead accurate

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Jason!

[@robertmcnearny9222]

Born in 73, so most of my growing up was in the 80s, but wasn't that much different as far as parenting goes. Had a great time as a kid.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching robertmcnearny9222!

[@DayOwlify]

I grew up in the 70’s. I wish my grandkids could go out for hours on end unsupervised like I did. They’re missing so much.

[@marieellet2424]

I know it, so sad what a scary world it is out there now.

[@randymillhouse791]

In my hometown the Lyons sisters went missing in 1975. Things changed a lot. I was still able to be out all day. But if I was a second late for 6 PM dinner HELL would rein upon me from Dad. A GREAT MAN!

[@snakeyes205]

I wish I could go back to the 70's. Life was so much simpler and better then, and the music was on another level.

[@easycharlie6739]

You got that right

[@jpalberthoward9]

I used to go swimming at a big park in Atlanta called Piedmont Park. From 1967-72 it was a major hippie hang out and some band was playing for free out there every Sunday. I would go swimming, look at the hippies and listen to the bands, usually by myself or with one or two buddies. We were from 8-10 years old, and nobody gave a second thought to us walking 3-4 miles to the park and staying out there all day. We saw the Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, B.B. King, and lots of others. One week we didn't go, and we missed Jimi Hendrix. We were building a tree fort in the woods. Today's kids don't get any of this stuff, and it's sad. It's also no wonder so many of them are nuts.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

Nope. You just weren't as aware as you are now of the world around you. Go read up on the 70's history.

[@jpalberthoward9]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 You mean the gas "shortage"? Watergate? The humiliating withdrawal from Saigon? John Wayne Gacy? Son of Sam? Jones town? Patty Hearst? We could go on all day. But in spite of all that, we still had some kind of freedom, the stress level was nothing like it is now, the money was worth a lot more, people treated each other better, and there were nowhere near as many clipboard nazis on your case and in your face about every tiny detail of your life. You could also say whatever was on your mind, and even tell jokes. I remember having a lot more breathing room. The world has never been perfect and it never will be. But in those days the cultural rot and the communism had not set in so deeply. The Karens had not yet conquered the world and turned it into a global HOA.

[@charlieswift8382]

@@jpalberthoward9 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@TheHeat55]

Brilliant, accurate and important work. This must be preserved for all future generations. I'm 68 and graduated high school in '74. All of this was my life. I became a high school teacher after shooting bb guns, sling shots and bows and arrows. It was exactly as you depicted it. Thank you for the memories.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching TheHeat55!

[@edwardranno7119]

I remember I had a metal Munsters lunch box,great video.brought back old memories,this is spot on!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and telling us about your Munsters lunchbox!

[@funshine817]

Those were the days! I was born in 1963, and am forever grateful I got to grow up in the 60's and 70's. How I miss those days and times.

[@paulbourgeois4491]

11-14-1963, the 60s & 70s were the best of times. Family vacations up by our relatives in far northern Wisconsin, fishing from my uncle's boat, getting a camping knife at age 10, from my Pa, riding the go carts in Hayward WI endlessly, shooting the pump action .22 with my uncle's & Dad, going on railroad tours from old RR stations, god I could go on and on... Great years, I miss everything about them, and all my people who have passed away. Here's to the memories!

[@waynek3366]

@@paulbourgeois4491 Happy birthday Paul my Birthday is November 18 1963 . We lived out in the country and down a dirt road from School I would walk to and from school by myself when I was in Headstart I was only 5 things sure has changed.

[@paulbourgeois4491]

@@waynek3366 Thank you for the birthday wishes, hard to believe 50 years got by since then. Happy birthday wishes right back at you! I'll hoist one in your honor! Cheers!

[@waynek3366]

@@paulbourgeois4491 Thank you Paul and cheers to you on your B-day. I'm going to have two beers and I hope a nice dinner that's if my son gets back from Texas he's all I have for family either way I'm good.

[@crossbow3539]

April 1963 here, I miss the way summers lasted forever. Riding our bikes constantly and playing baseball in the vacant lot behind our house. Kids in the neighborhood today never come outside. There’s a few families close by and they stay in they’re houses all day all summer long. I just in no way understand it. So sad!

[@auntzoo-z7251]

It's so sad that kids today will never feel the pure joy, courage and freedom we felt growing up in the 70s! Cool pops, anyone?

[@steelersnation1622]

I just wish kids would go out more and stop with them phones and games more often

[@josemluera5114]

Yes, and playing pony baseball and eating taco strips at the ball park

[@simonmoore2380]

@@steelersnation1622 yea….and what about all these people writing posts on You Tube - They should get out more and talk to “real people” shouldn’t they?

[@randymillhouse791]

How about a nice Hawaiin PUNCH! Yeah, can't have a cartoon character acting VIOLENT these days.

[@randymillhouse791]

@@steelersnation1622 I live in a new development and see kids out in the street playing and on the community basketball and volleyball courts. There is one street that is chock full of kids OUT IN THE STREET playing some type of ball whenever I drive by. Like 70% of the time I make the drive. Maybe not like the 70's though.

[@BlueDart1971]

I have so many stories from the 70’s. Spot on and great content.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching BlueDart1971!

[@kellsbells3703]

Great video! I was born in 87 and I love that being a kid in the 90s seemed to be quiet similar to this. I have a 9 year old son who does have an iPad but we never take it with us to the stores or to the waiting room for appointments. He doesn't use it in the car on road trips either. We do have a great relationship and can easily talk if he gets that bored. Right now hes outside with some kids from down the street. We didn't discuss a time for him to come back or where they are going. Lol Sometimes that makes me feel like a bad parent! I know they won't go far and hes with good kids. He does tell me that often the kids say how bored they are when they're out there which makes me kind of sad. It's definitely different times.

[@user-yo3sz8xe2s]

The 90's was not similar - 70's were way different - ya really godda research it - pictures, music, movies, cars, choppers, & talk with people who were around then - especially young adults or adults then.

[@jimbigboystoys4077]

I was born in “67”…So I grew up in the 70’s. And I wouldn’t have changed it for the world. The memories I have will last a lifetime. I feel so BLESSED to have been raised during that time!! ❤️

[@ddz1375]

I was born in 1967 as well. Growing up in the 70s and 80s was amazing we are the last generation of free-range kids or close to it. A big scab where cast was a badge of honor. We needed one ball for 10 kids everybody played. No racism not even awareness of differences we just played with each other because that's what kids are supposed to do Kick the Can, Capture the Flag, wire ball, step ball, wiffle ball, stickball and probably another 10 games that we could play with a ball. Good times man good times

[@jimbigboystoys4077]

@WheelsAlwaysTurning Come out to play yay!!

[@kurtreber9813]

1967 here as well! But must admit I drive my age now. I dont speed anymore.

[@allenedwards3073]

So true for me too. Thanx Allen in riverside

[@RedDevilMoto]

Born in 1965, i was a kid ALL through the 1970's. Start to finish. SOO many things from this video i can still vividly remember, and fondly miss. We grew up in a time when we were problem solvers, inventors...we had to use our own creative minds to come up with things. We learned how to fall down, and how to NOT fall down again. How it felt to be really free from school AND parents on a Saturday, riding my bike with my friends around town, being kids WITH kids. NO adults hovering over us at all times. Building forts in the backyard, or in the bush not far from where we all lived. Going to the park or store on our own, and no one called police or child welfare. We ate LOADS of sugar treats and NONE of us had a weight issue. We wore it off being outside! Running, playing, going on adventures, planning invasions, conquoring enemies., seeing who could jump the highest ramp. But no matter what we did as kids in the 1970's, every one of us respected our parents, teachers, police.

[@shaunmcdaniels2460]

What an amazing reply!!! Born in 65 myself… We created mayhem and mischief but never broke the law or really hurt anyone. Not on purpose…. It’s sad to see the world move on to this new one. Parents have to all but wrap their kids in bubble wrap and duct tape so they won’t fall down or get a bump…. Anyway, thanks for sharing!!!!

[@EPortillo5000]

Times when you can walk into a radio shack buy a soldering iron to fix a lead on a toy and nobody will ask questions even when you were just 10yo you just pay with your coins and take it home.

[@RedDevilMoto]

@@EPortillo5000 Back when a kid could even go to the store on his own at 10!

[@sbyrstall]

Agree. I was born in '66. I have a 16 year old step-son and he couldn't problem solve his way out of a wet paper bag. He road a bike for a couple times with a loose handlebar. Never once did he figure out to get an Allen wrench to tighten it. *facepalm* They keep saying playing video games improve hand-eye coordination and problem solving skills. It's.not.working on him.

[@randymillhouse791]

Perfectly said! 1965 here.

[@deewaddle10]

I was also a 70's kid. So much simpler, wholesome times, when people had morals.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching deewaddle10!

[@phairplaigh]

You just took me back to my childhood & really needed this!!! Thank YOU

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching phairplaigh!

[@carnacthemagnificent2498]

The kids on bikes jumping off ramps cracks me up. Those of us raised in the Evel Knievel era all did this. All of us! Great video!

[@mikeydrookie351]

yeah it brought a tear to my eye...jumping ramps after watching ABC wide world of sports and trying to be like Evil....big wheels, sting-rays, we even would tie a rope and pull a wagon over the ramp (did not end well) but dang we had fun .....if these kids who grew up in the last 25 years only knew....really missed out they have

[@carnacthemagnificent2498]

@@mikeydrookie351 I remember once we made a makshift ramp and we put a bunch of fireworks on it and lit them with the expectation that we'd get an epic pyrotechnic display. I rolled up on the rickety ramp and it collapsed right as all the firecrackers started exploding around me. I just had to sit there in shock until it ended. Ah, the perils of being a kid in the 70s!

[@windmark8652]

Yes, we used to build ridiculously high ramps. 6 ft high at 45 degree angles placed in front of large ditches that we attempted to jump. We'd ride at those ramps at full speed without a care of what might happen. I had my bike 8-9 ft in the air over some of those ditches. If Mom only knew!

[@DelDuio]

I was born in ‘74 and yeah all the neighborhood kids wanted to be Evel Knievel with their bikes too!

[@carlturner6625]

Me too my Hero was Evel and Eddie Kidd isn’t it ironic both of them had EK as initials ? I loved jumping over my Sisters or Friends on my BMX thinking I was Evel , I went to Wembley in 1975 to watch him jump 13 Double Decker Buses but he came off as he hit the Landing Ramp.

[@jasonschaeffer72]

70s and 80s were Definitely a better time to be a kid. We had more "life lessons" before we were 12 than a lot kid's today get in a lifetime

[@RetroReminiscing]

👌

[@the_kombinator]

But now there's TikTok so....

[@cassiefriedman1446]

90s were also a different time and I loved growing up in the 1990s

[@frankcarden4709]

80s myself, and yeh, life lessons,probably why there are so many snowflakes around these days,late 20s with the social skills of a spoilt 3year old. My scars have faded,but the lessons have not.

[@dgeneeknapp3168]

When was the last time, you saw kids together comparing wounds and scars😂. It was a really big deal to have such...or at least a set of thick callouses on your hands from the playground equipment...and MAYBE one would rip. The pain was excruciating, but we didn't cry and would show it off for a few days...oooh, and don't forget road rash.

[@JoeBlowUK]

The sad thing is, most children in the western world today, will never know what it is like to have a friend knock the door and ask if they coming out to play.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You are right about that. Thank you for watching!

[@laurabentzinger200]

Sweet zoe pic❤️we were definitely more adventurous and well rounded than kids today I think. We used to ride our bikes to the store unattended today parents barely let the kids out of their sight . Thank you for this video and I think our childhood was a better quality than today's kids generally are receiving.

[@johnellison3030]

I'm Australian. Grew up in the 70s. Everything in this video was what I remember from my childhood. Very enjoyable to watch.

[@Bubba1960.]

You would remember the band Daddy Cool from down under then. They were around in the 70's.

[@johnellison3030]

@@Bubba1960. Very much so

[@tommyalexxxander]

you should see Swinging Safari (2018) about 70's Australia if you haven't already..

[@billfoster6479]

I'm an Aussie from the 70s too, and have the scars to prove it. Not only did we live in a house with asbestos walls, but we went on a school trip to see an asbestos mine. Banana seats and butterfly handle bars made it easy to get 3 or 4 kids on the same bike. We weren't worried about Brown snakes and tiger snakes. We'd go looking for them. And what ever happened to pogo sticks?

[@billfoster6479]

I'm an Aussie from the 70s too, and have the scars to prove it. Not only did we live in a house with asbestos walls, but we went on a school trip to see an asbestos mine. Banana seats and butterfly handle bars made it easy to get 3 or 4 kids on the same bike. We weren't worried about Brown snakes and tiger snakes. We'd go looking for them. And what ever happened to pogo sticks?

[@richardkurtz9661]

I'm so happy and proud to be a '70s kid. We did everything shown in the video and more. I feel bad for kids today.

[@AmbientShades]

Sad thing is the 70s and 80s kids are the ones keeping todays kids from enjoying childhood like we did.

[@welditmick]

@@AmbientShades But by the sad gits who never joined in. That time was the start of the downfall of society as we knew it.

[@jiminycricket1593]

Proud? Who had zero to do with when you were born.

[@alexblaze8878]

@@jiminycricket1593 read “proud” as “I was glad I was a kid in the 70s”. Is that better? Do you approve now?

[@jiminycricket1593]

@@ThomasMilneyou’re a complainer and a liar

[@nellamorra6728]

The water and Palmolive on the tampoine was hilarious!! love the school aspect..all true!!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching nellamorra6728!

[@JULZ_RULZ]

OMG!!! So many memories came to mind!! I was vorn in 1965! My entire grammar school years were thru the 1970s. Started high school in 1979 and graduated 1983! Ahhh...the good old days!!

[@oxfordmontello3281]

THANK YOU!!! I grew up in the 70s. You hit the nail on the head: what a great time to be a kid!

[@RhettyforHistory]

It really was a great time period. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@druunderwood5602]

@@RhettyforHistory The last decade you could leave the foot door open.

[@lisajoyce6803]

@@druunderwood5602 I remember when the Atari came out and the Mattel handheld games just little lights with a football baseball hockey or basketball background we would do chores and homework done fast so we could play every body thought that they were cooli

[@druunderwood5602]

@@lisajoyce6803 I remember getting a Matchbox Lane Charger for Christmas.

[@druunderwood5602]

@@lisajoyce6803 And trying to bunk in the pictures to watch Halloween and getting caught.

[@EclecticBedlam]

Being in the woods all day, exploring, looking for treasure, building forts. Everything you showed, and more, was my childhood. (born in the late 60's)

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

Building Forts! Dirt clod fights! Daisy BB Guns S & H Green stamps! Hide and Seek Ding Dong Ditch!

[@j3m3r3]

Kick the can at night Bike trails in woods Bottle rocket fights Jumping off houses into deep snow Walking railroad tracks Swimming in flooded quarry, jumping off cliffs into water Tackle football at recess Climbing insanely big trees Playing hide and seek in cornfields

[@ericksonjustinAK]

That was my childhood too in a small town in Wyoming in the 80's.

[@miguelsemidei7619]

Searching for Bigfoot or Frankenstein

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

@@miguelsemidei7619 imagine finding em! Shirt...lots of Frankensteins out there today... don't have to search very far! OMG

[@tiffanyjames7150]

It was a good time. Love the video! We had such fun with the neighborhood kids!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Tiffany!

[@ash_s0ul]

As a 2000s kid, one of the reasons why kids don't go out that much is because of how dangerous the outside world has become. More kidnappers exist. I wish I could go outside for more then 40 minutes without being scared that I would get snatched😭

[@mic5430]

I grew up in the 70's and this video is so true. I can recall, at the age of 5, not having to come home until the street lights came on. It was great! Not like today where parents monitor every step their kids take. Also, in school my mom dressed up to see my teachers and volunteered to help out. She told my teachers that if I got in trouble to hit me and she'd do the same at home. Parents supported teachers back then. A teacher could discipline students who acted up and those students learned from their mistakes and did not repeat them. Today I am a teacher and it is horrible job. If a student acts up his/her parents make excuses and yell at me. Our administration, afraid of lawsuits, take the side of the student as well. (No wonder teachers are quitting in mass numbers.) The kids today are encouraged to disrespect adults and are raised to think that they are entitled. The sad part is, it is NOT their fault! We need the parents of the 70's back again, so that we aren't raising a generation of foulmouthed brats.

[@toddjohnson5866]

I grew up in the 70's as well. I see both sides of it and feel badly about your situation today as a teacher. There was far less accountability in those days though. I would get in trouble plenty at school since I was terribly abused by my older brother and acting out. Instead of help or sympathy I would get beaten with large wood paddles, usually out of sight in a large hallway closet. You never dared tell anyone else how bad you were hurt out of fear of being more targeted by bullies. You never told your parents or you would get beat at home more. As a parent of many years now with three small children today, I never even consider hitting my children and if someone else did I would beat the life out of them. I know this is not everyones experience but as a boy with an older brother growing up then it was extremely rough from every direction in life from family to teachers and more.

[@leehuff2330]

I picked up an added dimension when my dad hired on with the maintenance department of our county school system. I never knew when I would walk around the corner and run into him. Didn't take me long to figure out how much worse that was than even having the teacher or principal let him know what I was up to, so I made DAMN sure he always got good reports on me.

[@erichimes3062]

Real truth.

[@TheMhannah100]

None of our teachers had pink hair and demanded to be called "they them".

[@erichimes3062]

@@TheMhannah100 True! Wouldn’t bother me if they did though.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@cowboymouth6429]

I am a 70s kid and this is so dead on.I LOVED IT! Great job. So nostalgic. ❤👍

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Cowboy Mouth!

[@troykeith5396]

So glad I grew up in the 70s

[@michaelfink64]

This brought back a lot of memories. I grew up in Australia in the 70s but a lot of things were similar.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Michael!

[@sdhproductions8877]

I grew up in a very small town. As a kid we would roam from backyard to backyard. We knew every dog by name. We would eat fruits & vegetables straight from the garden by washing them off with the nearest garden hose. If we did get in trouble for some reason you better believe our parents knew even before we got home & we faced the consequences. In the summer time curfew was when the street lights came on.

[@citrine65]

"I'm telling your Mother!"

[@sdhproductions8877]

@@citrine65 😁

[@christineobrien7707]

Oh God! I can close my eyes and remember all those wonderful memories!😎👍

[@JimLambier]

Your comment about knowing ever dog's name made me laugh. But it was true. I also knew every family's name on our street and the adjacent street. Unfortunately, they also knew my name and our phone number. I remember causing some trouble on the walk home from school and my mother knowing about it before I even walked in the door.

[@psychedelicpython]

I remember walking around the adjacent neighborhoods in the city where I lived starting in 1970 as a 7 year old kid. When I was 9 my best friend lived about 12 blocks from me and I'd walk from her house on a regular basis. Picking an apple off of a tree or a tomato out of the garden and wiping it off on my shirt before eating it was the norm. Life was great!

[@dovesong4jc]

You NAIL everything SO WELL!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching dovesong4jc!

[@dovesong4jc]

You are SO WELCOME!! Thank YOU again for the fun fun content!!@@RhettyforHistory

[@jogman262]

All these 70's videos are really taking me back. I tell young people that I work with, "Im from your deep past. Im from the 70's." 10 years old to 19 years old, 1970-1979.

[@barrybebenek8691]

I was born in 1970 and this video “is” my childhood too. I’d NEVER trade it for being a kid today. Simply a great time to be a kid! 🇨🇦👍🏼

[@bobwalsh3751]

I was born in 1995 and I agree with you.

[@cottontop8098]

🇺🇲👍🏻me too.

[@radiocontrolled9181]

Born in 1972, I had a good childhood no tablets no phones, just playing outside with friends and having fun. Inventing our own entertainment. Today's social media killed individualism and the creativity in kids. Today's kids have no childhood imho.

[@lenBrill1971]

Me too my friend. I was born July 1971. Loved growing up in the 70's and 80's. 🇨🇦👍

[@convoy814]

I was born in 1967 and this was my childhood.

[@billh4285]

Born in 1961 and this was very accurate of my childhood. I told a friend the other day that the 70s was the best decade during my lifetime to grow up in.

[@jmh2105]

Exactly! My year too! i agree completely! i appreciate that Free Rage' time more & more every day. Esp. seeing how it has Vanished. Sadly.

[@lacylavender5678]

That's my year too! 😃😃

[@doesntmatter3068]

@@lacylavender5678 Hey wait a dam minute, this is MY year!!!.........Howdy mates!! Y'all remember watching the Apollo11 landing on the moon? One of my great memories!!

[@lacylavender5678]

@doesntmatter3068 Yeah, that still makes me angry thinking about the Fact that they lied and staged it all! My little brother and I spent a lot of time in my closet pretending we were on a spaceship to the moon. Our whole childhood was just full of Lies! I was born on the 10th day of the year in 1961. I was supposed to be born in December 1960 but I was late. It still sucked in January having a birthday so close to Christmas because I always got cheated on gifts, as most of us do that are born near December 25th. Some of us decided to celebrate in July so we could have a birthday that wasn't blurred into a holiday! 😃

[@doesntmatter3068]

@@lacylavender5678 I am NOT even going to go there about your thoughts on the moon landing. Believe what you may! ( ͡👁 ͜ʖ ͡👁)

[@teakvinson5889]

I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s… the greatest era in my opinion. You played, you competed in every way, you shared, you didn’t wine or cry over scraped knees or a splinter under a fingernail, parents ACTUALLY taught their kids love and respect as well. Boys actually hunted dove, quail, and squirrel with BB and pellet guns, carried a cane pole and a bucket of worms a couple miles to fish and didn’t care if they caught fish or not… teachers, principals, moms, dads… sometimes even strangers would blister your a**es if you got caught in wrong doings… it was great!!!

[@kiillabytez]

ALSO, it was socially encouraged for boys and girls to romantically seek each other out, and nobody saw it as creepy.

[@teakvinson5889]

Yes

[@johnstevenson9429]

I loved this time of my life and enjoy looking back.. unfortunately I seriously doubt any one will look back on these days with nostalgia

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching John!

[@jessicagreene1773]

Such better times. I am so glad I grew up as a child of the 1970s teen of the 1980s.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts on the time period.

[@christineobrien7707]

Me too! I was born in 68. We had the best of both worlds👍

[@greggeer6231]

I did too! Born early 70's!

[@texasrebel767]

Same here!...Born in The Summer of 69!!😀

[@droe2570]

@@texasrebel767 Me too, summer of 69.

[@RichyRich-eo9uk]

Ah yes, the freedom of childhood in the 70s and 80s. One of my fondest memories was all of us neighborhood kids running around the neighborhood during rain storms barefooted. Listening to the radio on sunny days while hanging out on our friend's front steps and lawn. Neighborhood war games and snowball fights. Ripping around other neighborhoods on our bmx bikes. And no parents to be seen, until supper.

[@jfundora8583]

That is so true

[@kuba2ve]

I wasn't born here, but I'm curious, what happened? Why everything changed so much? Even here in Florida were I live I see no kids playing outside... kids just stay insde each house. Is that a cultural phenomenom, or that parents are worried about trouble and lawsuits, or that the suburbs created this kind of life?

[@brucew7062]

@@kuba2ve It’s all about the safety of the children if they play outside without a parent/adult nearby. Assaults on children have increased over time. Lawsuits were not such a common thing if a kid got hurt on someone else’s property. People settled arguments with a few names, some laughs, and going their own way. You didn’t have people using guns, knives, or groups of kids against only one child. We were taught what to do and held responsible if we did something wrong. We didn’t have cell phones to text each other. Instead we had to call, or actually go to their house. Neighbors talked to each other, so it was like having multiple sets of parents keeping an eye on you. Neighborhoods weren’t as large, and there were undeveloped areas all around where you had trails to ride your bike without having as many cars as you have now. People weren’t so sensitive to being spanked, spoken sternly to by an adult, or freaking out over a kid getting some cuts, scrapes, bruises, and maybe a broken bone from accidents when they were playing outside. Society has changed in many areas. Smaller towns still have much of the culture of the 70s and it is a great thing.

[@kuba2ve]

@@brucew7062 I think the destruction of the family and the propagation of anti-values is also part of the problem.

[@adamdavis4164]

That was before Xbox and Playstation. I grew up way out in the country. Just me and my 4 year younger little brother for the most part. We had our bikes, later on mini bikes and bb guns. Be gone until we got hungry and then gone till dark. Good times!!! Rip little brother, miss you

[@TheHeat55]

Not only don't kids play together today, but they don't talk to each other or even look at one and other. They are mesmerized by the screen.

[@RhettyforHistory]

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[@adrianmuino3412]

Never, ever say you are bored, big true. And the bikes, please those glorious bikes!

[@RhettyforHistory]

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[@pmartinez2068]

I am so glad I grew up on the 70s it seems like it was another world. I loved it!

[@RhettyforHistory]

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[@Denise_Suzanne]

It does seem like another world, like we were on a different timeline.

[@pmartinez2068]

@@Denise_Suzanne It almost feels like a dream. I am glad I lived it.

[@hmtnhk]

Certainly it was!

[@Jordan-Ramses]

I don't think you people actually remember your childhood. I grew up in the 70s too. Fun is not the first word that comes to mind.

[@dimitrageorgiadi5087]

Born in 65',the 70s was a great era to be a kid. Things seemed more wholesome, definitely had more freedom and had way much more fun. It was groovy and I miss it.

[@nightrider5420]

Also being born in 65 I know exactly how you feel.

[@Pack.Leader]

This was great. What a walk down memory lane. Nice touch, putting Farrah at the very end. I was born in '62 so the 70's and 80's were my childhood. Boy did I do some stupid things. We were old enough to remember the 60's and some of us acted like it still was the 60's, iykwim. Mood rings, 8-track tapes, clogs, earth shoes, feathered hair, etc. I had a metal lunch box and remember having milk money. Friday at school would always be pizza in the cafeteria and that's when we'd eat what they were offering.

[@higgme1ster]

So good of you to give us 60's kids a photo of Farrah at the end.

[@RhettyforHistory]

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[@brianchaplin9085BEC.]

I was 10 years old in 1970 we did just about everything here and loved all of it. The best years of my life ❤

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Brian!

[@clivenewman4810]

I remember getting our first colour TV.We were the envy of our school.

[@kimberlydebenedetti903]

Sure do miss my childhood. The 70's were the best. This is one of the reasons children are so unhealthy today being restricted from experiencing life like it was in the 70's.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Yeah IDK, I loved the 80s & 90s way more.

[@Toneloke-3000]

​@@Sequimsurfgirlexactly and obesity was rare

[@martinfiedler4317]

They are restricted from experiencing life like it was in the 70's to a large part because of people, who experienced life like it was in the 70's, though... (Speaking out of personal experience. My mother grew up in the 60s and early 70s and, well, let's say she was a bit overprotective. Like many of her generation that I met...)

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Kimberly!

[@ownedbymykitty270]

A lot of this stuff I did in the 80s as I was a bit too young in the 70s. Coddling and helicopter parenting (I.e. the soccer mom) didn’t start till the very early 90s. It happened kinda quick. Suddenly you rarely saw kids playing on their own outside and if you did they now wore knee pads and helmets.

[@carlalevine1332]

Thanks for the video. I was born in 1965. It was a lot of fun being a kid in the 1970's. My brother and I enjoyed jumping our bikes with the neighborhood kifs. The school I went to made a ramp for field day. Kids brought their own bikes to school. No one had to lock up their bikes. Was it safe? No. However, we had a great time. I loved seeing the hairstyles and clothes from the 70s .

[@bornagain7300]

Being a '70s kid, all we needed was a stick or a can. It's really horrible today that kids can't really be kids. They grow up WAY too fast and the social media influence has really ruined their childhood but the sad thing is ... they don't even realize it.

[@Sonicsubject]

I wish i was an 80s kid or a 90s kid

[@tessmoore3762]

Remember the game kick the can? We played it in the summer just about sunset.

[@Sonicsubject]

Im trying to alter my childhood like ive got a nes

[@KM-bc3lm]

70s kid > owies Your parents, suck it up! Kids .. ok

[@demsandlibsareswinecancer4667]

They grow up way too fast? Are you kidding? We are doing our best in this country to extend childhood out until death. The reason that things are as bad as they are is because we have a bunch of overgrown children that are having children and then those overgrown children who were raised by overgrown children have children of their own. Now there are no more adults in the room and the country is on its way to Hell along with the rest of the world. People that were legitimate adults in the 50s and 60s were the people who grew up in a timely manner and were usually married with a couple of kids and well engrossed in their career by their mid-20s. Today's mid 20 year olds are moving back in with Mom and Dad after they realize their underwater lesbian basket weaving degree isn't going to pay them six figures a year.

[@slimjim4ever]

My parents raised me the way they were raised in the 70s. Now as a 40 year old man I do the same with my kids. People think I’m crazy but my kids are polite and they certainly know their boundaries. Getting them out of public school was the single best decision I ever made!

[@Mrbfgray]

Today they just suffer depression, obesity diabetes and such from inactivity and devoid of basic living skills and the laws of nature, ill prepared to be adults when the time comes.

[@Yak1312]

Good for u! The 70’s were better in allot of ways even though people want to make it sound like everything’s amazing now 🙄

[@katydid2877]

You sound like my 34 year old son that i raised like that also, and his 4 kids are getting raised the same way. And they’re home schooled. I think they’ll end up eventually being the only young adults that can handle stress, adversity, annoying people, and are self-sufficient.

[@living4mylord]

@@katydid2877 second generation homeschool parent here. We are a multi generational household so my children are receiving the benefit of my mother's and my instruction. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

[@michelemichele5204]

good for you.

[@rosemoore5364]

Thanks for the memories. I was the one who jumped the ramps with my Ross brand dark red bicycle. My sister had a green Schwinn and my friend had the ultimate bike; a black Chopper. Then the English racer became the bike of choice when we were older.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us rosemoore5364!

[@squirrelcovers6340]

I grew up as an 80's kid and did all these things. BUT we lived out in the country with no neighbors. You learn to entertain yourself and be independent. I loved it.

[@RhettyforHistory]

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[@MichaelaH2059]

I was born in 1960 so I morphed into my teen years in the 70s. What a great time it was. Thank you, this brought back lots of good memories 💜💜💜💜

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching!

[@bighuge1060]

Same here. First eight and a half years in NY and my preteen and teen years in rural NJ. This video certainly did bring back great memories.

[@auroralights1797]

Ditto. I was born in 1958.

[@Nan-59]

Born in June of ‘59 so I was right there with you! What a magical time to be a kid!! It was incredible! I miss those old days…and especially my folks and 2 sisters. Thank God I have 2 good kids.

[@auroralights1797]

@@Nan-59 Me, too, the good days. We had woods just right outside. We called it Little Africa. I always told Dad Harrisonville, MO was the best place ever to grow up.

[@xraygirl47]

I am a 70’s kid. Best childhood ever. Climbing trees, jumping into ocean to swim off of a fishing wharf, hand made go carts, sledding, sitting in Pick up trucks in the back, etc. I wouldn’t change it.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories xraygirl!