If You Grew Up in the 1970s - You Remember...

[@Renobu]

I really miss that era. No internet , social media, phones. Just being a kid without worrying about anything . I’m sad that the kids today will never experience that feeling.

[@TMendocino]

It was a magical time. Movies at the mall. Going to the beach by ourselves. Freedom was ours!

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

​@@TMendocino but who do you blame I mean you would be the parents of the children that you're complaining about. Perhaps you are the grandparents of those that you are complaining about. So I mean if you wouldn't have been helicopter parents then guess what things wouldn't have changed.

[@TMendocino]

@@American-Motors-Corporation I am a Grandparent, helicopter is not my parental style. My grandson got a hickey and the drama was over the top. When they asked me, I said, he is 16, that is what happens. 😳 😐 😑 😆 🤣

[@bcfly1965]

I sure do miss those days. I tell my grandchildren the stories of my childhood so often. The expressions on their faces is priceless when I talk about things that are pretty much obsolete now. Like calling to get the latest weather updates or if you were really bored, calling to get the correct time. My 36 yr old daughter grew up in the 90's with her brothers and always tells her kids how they played outside all the time. My husband and I couldn't afford a computer until 1998. So no internet but they did have video game consoles. They just didn't play nonstop like kids now or even their parents do. No kid had it better than us 70's kids, though. I'm sure kids that grew up in other decades say the same thing.

[@bradcraft9567]

Anyone is welcome to still live like this. We all happily adapt to the benefits.

[@tonyg3573]

Reminds me of the old saying, 'At one point in your life, you and all of your neighborhood friends played together for the last time, and nobody knew it'.

[@ericclark133]

I remember that day. For me it was mid 1985. We frequently played games like hide and go seek and “phantom” (a reverse versions of sardines). That night we instead got an offer to play D&D from the new kid on the block, and that was the end of those games. Then again we were just finishing up 8th grade; I guess we wanted to be more “serious” and hence move on from childhood. Alas, that D&D phase for me ended less than two years later - and after that point life got a lot more formal. Not just for me, but also the generation of kids behind mine.

[@janakafka4427]

Oof...that hit me hard.

[@eunoiavision7567]

@@janakafka4427 Right? Like a ton of bricks! This was the comment I wanted to leave but you beat me to it!

[@eunoiavision7567]

@@ericclark133 Did you pronounce it Hinggoseek?

[@janakafka4427]

@@eunoiavision7567 Nah...we called it hide and seek but I am from the South and we tend to shorten things up a bit. lol Also, I remember being so young playing "hide and seek" and not being able to find a good spot? But the oaks we played under were large enough not to be seen. You could keep circling behind the tree, keeping behind it as the person seeking moved. Thing was, you had to be careful not to stumble on the roots or the noise would be a dead give away. If you managed to stay hidden long enough for someone else to get flushed out, you could race to "home base" and be safe to hide again in the next round. FUN TIMES!

[@johnnysager8899]

I don't care what anyone says. We had a better childhood than the kids today!!

[@claudedalton8970]

TRUE! CELL PHONES AND PROGRESSIVES HAVE DESTROYED THE USA TODAY! BUT, I THINK A SHOWDOWN IS COMING!

[@Redandranger]

@@claudedalton8970 Yeah - I'll wait until you can handle the caps lock before I worry about a showdown.

[@claudedalton8970]

@@Redandranger "TUFF GUY", I USE CAPS FOR MY EYESITE! SEE YOU AT 12 NOON IN TOWN! LOL! GET A JOB!

[@janakafka4427]

@@RedandrangerBully much?

[@robertmoir5695]

@@johnnysager8899 I think you re right about that I m 63

[@rickferrari9042]

These were the best times no different color hair styles everyone was more down to earth, no road rage, no police chases better tv shows crime was low..need I say more

[@jerrytalley802]

Notice, they all look normal, healthy. Outdoors all day, fresh air and sunshine. Learned to interact with people, I long for some of that today, but sadly, it’s gone forever

[@lar4305]

The 70's was a great time to be a kid.

[@capncrunch9053]

The thing that stuck out to me the most, was the smiles on ALL of the kids faces. Kids today look like zombies with their faces buried in their phones.

[@jcbulldog533]

Exactly,not to mention no color to their skin.. Vitamin D is good for the skin!! Hint Hint 🌞🌞

Born in 63. The 70s was great. Play outside all day and watch good tv at night. Only 6 channels and it was better.

[@sonnyvandeelpiepers8000]

3 channels where I lived

[@ceraroberts2691]

I am so glad I got to grow up in this era. We definitely we a lot tougher than the kids today.

[@robertmoir5695]

@@ceraroberts2691 Me too I m glad to grow up in the 70s also in the 60s

[@judiw2045]

Don't forget about the ice cream truck that came into the neighborhood. Oh, and snowcones too!

[@emmettjones5165]

You guys are killin' me with the memories...and the comments, lol! Lord, I lived so far out in the exurbs growing up in the 70's, the ice cream man didn't even make it out that far. I sought friends where they did go! We are all longing for a place that doesn't exist anymore...

[@lharr]

I’m 59, my daughter is 28 and she can’t believe when I tell her we didn’t have water bottles and only drank from the hose or a water fountain. We survived on concrete playgrounds, no bike helmets, no seatbelts, no parental guidance. We basically raised ourselves. It was awesome growing up in the 70’s!

[@stevemoore3951]

The BEST drink of water I’ve ever had was from a garden hose. You had to let the warm water get pushed out in the summer.

[@jonburrows2684]

We had Charlie Manson and Jim jones back then.

[@aquarius2914]

​​@@jonburrows2684And we still have serial killers, cult leaders, and undesirables around today! Whether it's past, present, or future, the dark side of human nature will also follow along from generation to generation unfortunately.

[@15Beaches]

Yes !! I'm 67 so we rode to the parks on our bikes, no worries! We would go to the grocery store in our own from about 8 years old, with a list of what to buy. We played imaginative games, roamed the neighborhood, not a worry. I have a 23 year old daughter and often feel sad she never was able to experience these things. I always say I'm so lucky to have experienced the 60s 70s and 80s. And of course, let's not talk about the cool bands lol

[@jonburrows2684]

@@15Beaches 23 year old daughter? You started late didn’t you sister?

[@Ducati900SS]

Green metal flake Stingray was mine. Best bike ever. Cards in the spokes for added fun.

[@timp3035]

It was a great time to be a kid, we were never inside.

[@timp3035]

@@ChrisJohnston-z7u Yup and after awhile we would get kicked out back into the yard.lol

[@timp3035]

I grew up in a small town in Massachusetts, everybody knew each other and we didnt dare get into any trouble. Christ we even knew who owned every dog that got loose.

[@robertmoir5695]

@@timp3035 it was also a great time to be alive

[@Hankcrank-tf9yo]

@@timp3035 and no phone glued to your hand .

[@garytorresani8846]

I watched a video of Lynard Skynard from a concert in Oakland a couple of months before the plane crash. I was at that concert. As the camera was sweeping over the crowd, I saw no obesity, none! We moved and had fun. I maintained a healthy lifestyle and at 76, jog and work out, all things I started in the 70s and continue to this day.

[@rjl9707]

Correct..! so many videos of our days back then, and people were generally in shape. Now...., video games & tic-tock fat non-communicating young people.

[@sassysue6472]

What a great time to be young. I’m so glad I grew up when I did.

[@jaygatz4335]

I grew up in the 60's and 70's - so much more freedom then, and the music was great.

[@emmettjones5165]

The older I get, the more it hurts to see these scenes and memories...we are all longing for a place that doesn't exist anymore.

[@valeriewedel2775]

Let’s rebuild it!!

[@sid2112]

@@valeriewedel2775 They won't let us. We've been trying but unfortunately this generation cannot comprehend the idea of outside as anything other than the space between two buildings.

[@valeriewedel2775]

@@sid2112 do you go outside? My kids got a fair lot of outside time and are doing interesting things now as adults. It still exists. Also, my kids did not get cell phones until they were in middle school, and we used them as communication devices.

[@sid2112]

@@valeriewedel2775 Yeah, that's how I know the only people out there other than me and mine are tourists who couldn't survive a night out in my woods.

[@77atbirth]

@@emmettjones5165 Very well said. It’s hard mourning for something that can never be replicated.

[@maryaha7]

If I could go back, I'd run!

[@HomeAtLast501]

Great comment.

[@Howrider65]

You and me both. I had that bike.

[@Lucy-be8ft]

Same here!! Those were the days

[@deborahgross1045]

Me too!

[@mofatjippyfransisco713]

God help anybody in my way, it was AWESOME...I would hate to be a kid today...its horrible.

[@dinodiciolli7519]

I grew up in the 70s. I was born in the 60s. I miss it. It was simpler.

[@ev25zv]

That's because life is simpler when you're a kid.

[@dimatrue]

@@dinodiciolli7519 it was human and humane. What we have now is a mild version of the digital prison. Still mild, but getting less mild every day.

[@robertmoir5695]

@@dinodiciolli7519 same with me I m 63 years old

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

The greatest time in human history. Indescribable. If you weren't there, you can not even begin to imagine how much better everything was. Like a different world. I wish I could go back and take my grandson with me. I miss the 70s everyday of my life. It makes me sick in my soul what has happened to america.

[@krystallovern6752]

I miss it too. I find myself watching classic movies from the 70s

[@chewie2055]

Was born in 1963…..60s and 70s kid best time to grow up ….just take off and explore

[@suz165]

We had a good childhood in the 70’s.

[@spaztekwarrior]

Man I miss the 70s. Born in ‘66. The 80s were fun too :)

[@Runswithwolves6323]

Heck yeah!! Im an 80s child.I was born 77 but the 70s looked awesome! Lol GEN X!!!❤❤❤❤

[@desireeclarins5491]

I feel so sorry for kids today. They have NO IDEA. Life was way better without cell phones and video games, and we are smarter and healthier for it. The one thing I wish you would have mentioned was how we were told to "come back home when the street lights came on". Great video!

[@AlGardiner-xm9bo]

@@desireeclarins5491 I feel sorry for them too, but you know what they feel. Sorry for us. The differences we’ve seen those days and these days they haven’t, but they know better than we do.

[@bookbug4life]

I love how their skin is beautiful & not scarred up & trashed out with tattoos. Beautiful!

[@donnalulloyd2072]

So grateful to have been part of this... Best days ever..😊to grown up in!

[@copperdee3073]

70s and 80s were the best of times. If Time Machines were real i'd take a one way trip back, along with the knowledge i have now.

[@zuozhen4758]

During the 70’s we also had great music

[@LLEGG5087]

Graduated in 78. I am so blessed to have been a teen in that era! I wish my gkids could have that same experience! This is exactly my life in the 70s… great job. Also we had the BEST MUSIC!!!!!

[@msjoeschmoe5400]

@@LLEGG5087 I graduated in ‘77 and still listen to my classic rock. My millennial son, 38, loves it too!

[@danielinsactown8987]

@@LLEGG5087 oh yes, I graduated in 78 as well and my eight track Pioneer super tuner that I had in high school in my car played some really good music back then which is still popular today :) good times were made and had and we will never forget 😌

[@chiwawa130]

@@LLEGG5087 The music of the 70’s is still here. Just as it was in the 70’s. This generation has the advantage of listening to all the 70’s music PLUS all the great music of their generation. They probably feel sorry for you.

[@tracy9397]

How I miss those days! No cell phones and we definitely spent our days outside! ❤

[@whaleoilbeefhooked3892]

Hop-scotch then, malt-Scotch whiskies now

[@juliedepaolo9971]

All day. Everyday outside having fun. Our mom would have to drag us in the house at the end of the day.

[@lastmanstanding2622]

"We had no idea at the time, but those summer days that seamed to last forever would be gone before we knew it." How true.

[@AlGardiner-xm9bo]

@@lastmanstanding2622 no kidding, seemed like one long summer for some reason

[@dansantarsiero1526]

I was in my early teens in the 70's. If we weren't outside doing something, we were in the basement listening to 45's as it was the best decade for music.

[@frankjennings8647]

Classic!! Born in ‘63…experienced everything mentioned in the video! Summers were absolutely great! Never broke a bone 😄!

[@freespeechie6970]

Same here! 63 class of 81!!!! I never went grocery shopping with my mom… she would tell me to go outside and play and come back for dinner🤣🤣🤣we would go in the woods find a stream and help dig out waterfalls!!!! And bring our barbies to make a resort for them!!!! Ahhhhh what a time to be a kid. I feel sad for these kids now. I tried to have my own kids experience at least some of what we had… but the world got very creepy .. fast ..

[@greggill7066]

Born in 1963 and fell in love the first time in the summer of 79, I held her hand twice and kissed her once. I still remember her today.

[@lowen9778]

I want to go back to the 70's!!!😭

[@user-dc2ed2dm8d]

I wish my granddaughter would have the same freedom that we did. It was a great time to grow up.

[@sassysue6472]

@@lowen9778 me too!

[@stephenhatch7198]

It was the greatest time to grow up.

[@BJBDF]

The last great childhood. So glad I got to be there.

[@bassin692]

Being a teenager in the 70's was the best of times. Loved it!

[@davidmarkstone5628]

I’m 62 yrs old. Brought tears to my eyes. Made me remember all those good times. It was so much fun. As the video mentioned…we taught ourselves how to have fun. And how to figure things out. And yes…I had a schwinn sting ray. I remember the day my dad took me to our towns bicycle shop. I wanted the candy apple red sting ray so bad. My dad bought be a gold one. It was $6 cheaper than the candy apple one. I loved my bike and all the freedom and adventures me and my sting ray had.

[@gardyloo3093]

I'm 61 and I got a purple one, because the purple ones were cheaper for some reason!

[@LeslieStafford]

We didn't have to be home until the street lamps went on....we pushed it every time!

[@guitarandmore69]

I grew up in the 70's. And I approve this message.

[@DianeSchmidt-id7ve]

The seventies was the best time in life to live, I wish I could go back and stay there.

[@DanWolfe-n4v]

Age 14-19, 1970-1976. Fantastic time to be a young teenager and just barely young enough to miss Vietnam. I feel lucky.

[@beckyg.8228]

I want to go back more than anything. My parents would still be alive as would my sister. My siblings and I would be all together again. Best years of my life .

[@bennyshawny2129]

That was my childhood. When I walk down the street today or turn on the radio, I realise how lucky I was to have grown up in the 70s.

[@AlGardiner-xm9bo]

@@bennyshawny2129 me too, so fortunate to grow up in the 70s

[@RushWorkingMan]

Living on a street with many of the kids you went to school with, playing running bases, fast pitch, ghost in the graveyard until dark. Summers seemed like they lasted forever. No internet no cell phones. We used our Imagination and were never bored. Best times of my life.

[@JeffSherlock]

The lack of tattoos, lack of body piercings, the lack of green hair, the lack of Ugly clothing, the lack of fake celebrities, the lack of political screamers, the lack of hatred, the lack of violence, --good TV shows, good movies, good music, intelligant books, good cars, affordable food, affodrdable houses....Yes, I remember very well.

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

Men were real men and women real women. And no preferred gender pronouns.

[@mobileinfantry2610]

I have to contest the good cars comment.. it was the early days of emissions Control when most cars ran like crap.

[@coryd2668]

Those are all mostly good points, but there was some dark points then that still exist today that I and my siblings and mom would rather forget and probably many others did too! But all in all that era was amazing and I’d love to go back to visit!! This video is a perfect depiction!

[@kimberlypetrossi6607]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tinmann4587]

Where are all of the fat kids

[@Thomas-ej9fz]

I was born in 1964 growing up in the 60’s and 70’s was a blast ! I would not trade it for anything .. think god I didn’t grow up in the 2000’s and up !!

[@mondelpollard1103]

Me too it was so much fun I feel sorry for these kids today. I'm a Grandfather now and wish my grandkids could experience the 60's - 80's

[@AnthonyKneal]

April 7,1964

[@marciamarsh9196]

Moms were WORKING at home! It wasn't considered valuable, essential work, but, guess what, homemaking, housekeeping is ESSENTIAL!

[@doriasalmon4790]

No cell phones, we walked to school, after school we went outside to play, when school let out for the summer we were truly free!! No planned extra curricular camps or activities, we played outside and came home to eat and go to bed happily tired. I loved those days

[@jeancharlesmcote]

Born in the 50s, and this was basically my life in a nutshell. The 60s and 70s weren't perfect, but they were good for many of us.

[@vickiwatson1801]

It was the best of times. So much better than a tablet in your face 24/7.

[@onesavedvoice]

Born in '56, so 14 in 1970. All so true. Bikes, go carts, forts, war with the kids across the brook (like they were a rival tribe!), cannonballs off the high dive at the community pool, etc. I would be out from 10:00am (there were always chores to do before), till 6:00 for dinner. Then out to the field to play capture the flag until 9:00. I chipped teeth a dozen times, broke my nose twice, stitches on my head three times and on my arms and fingers four times, a compound fracture on the ring finger of my left hand (I tried to catch a cheap, Voit football that was like a frozen brick of ice). Good clean fun. So many Boomer kids everywhere, all the time, day and night. It was a fabulous time to grow up. I don't envy the kids today. I feel sorry for them. Even my own grand kids.

[@HillaryMack-ow8pu]

It was a magical time. We would play hide and go seek until the street lights came on. Great childhood ❤😊

[@mrgreenbudz37]

62 years old here and boy did you hit the nail on the head and hit the memory button. I am sad right now watching this video for SO many reasons. One I wish I was a kid again as this world we live in is really F up, and two I am sad that kids today will never get to experience what we did. That is beyond SAD.

[@carolynw3602]

Amen, this country has been given over to a reprobate mind.

[@s.patrick6136]

Man… the 70’s and 80’s were the best. Most things just plain suck now. I wish I could take my kids and grandkids back to when things made sense.

[@ronsamborski6230]

There’s an ad for an online company recently. One of the t-shirts says “I may be old but I was alive before the world went to shit!” 💩 Or something like that. Enjoy life as much as you can, because once you’re dead…..

[@B1B904]

If you could take them back you would find that things didn't make quite the sense you thought they did.. your kids will be why is there a line at the gas station.. who is this Charles Manson guy? Who's the son of Sam. Why did daddy lose his job.. the 70s weren't all that great don't get me wrong I grew up then and I have great childhood memories.. but also remember everything else too.

[@s.patrick6136]

@@B1B904 i agree. There lots that weren’t as great as I remember. I just feel that the world made more sense back then. Lots of things suck now and our kids have to live with it. I’m just being nostalgic

[@B1B904]

@@s.patrick6136 I completely understand.

[@BBelle64]

@@B1B904 True. But as kids we didn’t care that much about adult issues. Plus we had something back then that seems to be lacking on a large scale for some today. Resilience.

[@XC797]

I was born in the early 60’s and grew up in the 60’s and 70’s and we had no supervision , we were on our own .

[@s.lew.2040]

1964 born. Too poor for bikes. Walked MILES everywhere. Tag, dodge ball, red rover, mother may I... Spending EVERY weekend with cousins, aunts, uncles. Miss it sooo much. Thanks sooo much for the video. 😢

[@bruceraymond2114]

I grew up in the 60's and it was pretty much as you've described the 70's. Pretty much all of the time we were outside. Unsupervised. I'm glad that I had the experience of growing up in the 60's.

[@ronsamborski6230]

I was in kindergarten when President Kennedy was killed in 1963. So yeah, this video applies to the Sixties as well. Strange that there was no mention of the US Bicentennial in July 1976. 🇺🇸

[@thomasm9139]

I'm 67 and my Mom who is 98 always tells me that we grew up in the greatest time ever and I 100% agree.

[@danielinsactown8987]

@@thomasm9139 god bless our mothers, they don’t make them like that anymore and yes, she was right. We grew up in a wonderful era 😌🙏🏻

[@DanWolfe-n4v]

Same age. Same comment.

[@d.wayneharbison8691]

Halfway through this, I realized I was smiling. Did everything on this list. It was truly a time of joy.

[@robertmoir5695]

@@d.wayneharbison8691 Yeah the 70s really were a time of joy I m 63

[@user-sy6fj2bm1z]

Bikes 🚴🏼 no helmets no knee pads . At the end of the day we were physically exhausted in a good way . We had to be home by nine and we didn’t bargain with our parents. Bedtime was bedtime and our parents were parents, they were not your Best Friend. It was the best time ever.I’m so glad that my Sister and friends still reminisce about the 70’s

[@brianb5594]

That is all spot on. I recall the bike ramps, and catching lightning bugs at night, and building the tree fort. Great times that kids today will never experience.

[@brendalee8831]

I'm 62 and yes I miss those days back in the 70s,that was a good era😊

[@AlGardiner-xm9bo]

@@brendalee8831 I’m 63 I couldn’t agree more. What a great time to be alive. We are so fortunate, but I still never heard of a kid with peanut all allergies when I was growing up.

[@bjayscanlon]

Born in 1960. Every kid in the neighborhood played together without supervision until parents started whistling or calling. We all had a wonderful childhood.

[@slaterider]

Spot on!! Back when we were all rough on each other and nobody was offended. Friendships were lasting.

[@markbandy2066]

Wow, my heart breaks when I see that and compare it to today. There was still innocence and people worshipped God, and knew He was the reason for why America was free and asked Him to bless America.

[@scottyb68]

I don't envy the kids today. This sure made me long for simpler times. Thank God I am a 70s kid.

[@missunderstood6056]

How I miss those days. Makes me want to cry

[@willg54]

I get so nostalgic for those good old days that it almost makes me ill reminiscing about them.😢

[@higherlove8886]

Same 😭

[@goe1punk]

This makes me cry. We'll never see this again. Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end. The internet and tracking devices, called cellphones, have ruined the world.

[@sueraymo3239]

@@goe1punk totally agree!

[@187manowar]

We had 3 tv stations and the only time we really got to veg out was Saturday morning cartoons.

[@gardyloo3093]

Yep! And as soon as Soul Train came on, it was time to go outside and play!

[@67Stu]

True, but if you didn’t go out and play or go shopping with Mom, you would have found that Soul Train had some pretty cool acts on it.

[@67Stu]

🎶My Hero Zero🎶 🎶Good Good Good Good 11🎶 🎶So I Unpacked My Adjectives 🎶 🎶Verb! That’s what’s happenin’ 🎶

[@67Stu]

On Sunday’s my father and I would watch Abbot and Costello movies together from from 11:30 am til 1:00 pm in the ‘70s. In the ‘80s, we’d sometimes watch kung-fu movies together at 3:00 pm.

[@ROHM53]

@67Stu And all for free on regular TV. What a glorious time it was then, and most of us took it for granted.

[@celinesanchez2106]

This was my childhood sooo many great memories. I wish my children could have experienced this.😢

[@pod9538]

I'm an 80s kid, but still the same upbringing... long gone now. 😪

[@mikehosac5625]

60s too. Grab your bike and be home when the street lights came on. And in those days, any parent could hit your reset button if needed.

[@emmettjones5165]

I like how you phrased that "...hit the reset button" . My reset button got pushed alot, lol! 😂

[@DearMr.Fantasy]

I was born in ‘61 and would not trade being a kid in the 60’s and 70’s for anything and if I could go back I would.

[@frankcunningham5972]

Me too!

[@EatLeadPal]

I was born in 61 so the 70s were my preteen and teen years. I tell my kids it was the best time to grow up. I lived in Florida, 10 minutes from the beach. My enclosed neighborhood surrounded an elementary school with VERY large grounds that included a baseball diamond and a basketball court. 50+ kids in the neighborhood so there was always plenty to do and someone to do it with. Jumping our Schwinns off ramps and playing baseball all summer when not at the beach. Roller skating on Friday nights. It was a glorious time. Thanks for the video.

[@edfriedman4252]

I'm 59, TAKE ME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All those things were so true and spot on..........................😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@bigmac-k5t]

me too!

[@jaylove2322]

We rode our bikes for what seemed like forever. We played outside, climbed a million trees, built forts, skinned our knees, walked for miles, swam until our arms were gonna fall off, we were chewed alive by mosquitoes and we were never afraid of the dark or fearful of being injured. Great times. I just wish that I could remember more.

[@ozyankee4403]

Walked along railroad tracts, shot bottle rockets at each other, knew how to cross the street, played in the rain, played in the sun, explored abandoned places, … cuts got “stingy medicine” from mom (aka tincture of iodine).. or tetanus shot from e/r when more serious ..casts for broken bones often got signed …

[@Dancerlayla-z6g]

Sounds like you forgot all the bad parts

[@ozyankee4403]

@@Dancerlayla-z6g There are good and bad parts to every day, month, year, decade, century… Did you want to share what “bad parts” in particular….

[@tproudboomer5965]

@@Dancerlayla-z6g Like your mom?

[@AnthonyHarris-dy8pi]

We drank out of the garden hose.

[@Muskiehunter4841]

No tattoos, no internet, no cell phones, no gender dysphoria, less anxiety for kids, less depression, freedom to play without omnipresent parents. Life was better than. I got to grow up then. What a great childhood!

[@redwoodrebelgirl3010]

"Gender Dysphoria"-- trans people --have always been with us. They existed & were recognized & Honored in all Indigenous cultures of which I'm aware. They just didn't feel safe to come out openly, in American culture, until now. I promise that these humans have been around pretty much since there's been humans.❤

[@Runswithwolves6323]

@@redwoodrebelgirl3010 uhhh no.Its a mass trend that is nothing but attention seeking and fake.I will never support it.I also dont support mutilation to minors based on fantasy or delusions.There have always been gay people and I dont care if people are gay.I dont care if you "identify" as a unicorn either but it will not be pushed on me to accept it.Nobody deserves "special" rights for any of these things! Its gotten ridiculous!

[@ArchDukeBeetle]

@@redwoodrebelgirl3010 That's a complete lie little girl. But then you are a little propagandist aren't you? And not a good one at that. The 70s was the first decade that gay people were free to come out and they did. Anita Bryant was public enemy #1. If you don't know who that is then you're pathetic. But in truth, I see the liar that you are.

[@ArchDukeBeetle]

@@Runswithwolves6323 Rebel girl is a political propagandist. They are easily identifiable by the fake way they talk and by silly names like rebel girl. Nothing more than a propaganda bot.

[@Sirharryflash82]

​@@redwoodrebelgirl3010No, now they are like a stain.

[@roklucaj]

I was born in 67 and the 70s and 80s were the best!!! I feel sorry for today's youth as they have no idea what life is like outside their smartphone, social media and video game consoles. We rode our bikes everywhere. Yes, we got into mischief, can't tell you how many times the cops would yell "Hey you kids?!??! get out of there!" when we were rummaging through abandoned homes or buildings, but that was part of growing up and figuring out the world around us. Plus watching TV (I actually miss just having 6 to 10 tv channels) was like a family thing and the music in the 70s and 80s (the 60s too!) were great. Plus Saturday morning cartoons was an experience as a kid.

today's kids will never know life without criminal diversity that threatens their existence

[@pnwrocker1965]

Born in ‘65. Grew up in the ‘70’s. This was like watching my childhood.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

I'm glad to hear it - I hope it brought back some good memories!

[@jodopeg]

Born in Miami in 1961, I'm still in South Florida and it's getting really crowded now.

[@BrooksTownsley]

@@jodopeg I moved to Golden Gate Florida. When I was 2 years old, we had a 130 miles of canals to explore by ourselves with no adult supervision. From the time I was 5 years old. incredible music on the radio country rock.Everything was great

[@ninamc6116]

Great year!! Me too.

[@hamwa4eis]

We were playing outside every minute every day Sad never see a lot of kids outside anymore

[@BradJames878]

There are no open spaces to play anymore. Greedy land developers build on every inch of available land.

[@truthorpropaganda9001]

Watching this just makes me sad for todays world. I mean it. Legitimately sad.

[@happyjack880]

The 70s were my teenage years. Man did this take me back. We always kept a baseball glove on our handlebars because you never knew when a game might break out. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

[@gingernightmare9152]

you forgot sneaking into your parents bedroom with your friends to use the phone and make crank calls with the phone book. That was me. 😁😁

[@deeperunderstanding7495]

Me too. I recorded some of mine on cassette tape.

[@imbatman3620]

It was a GLORIOUS TIME to be a kid! 😊👍💯🇺🇲

[@ralphholiman7401]

I'm 66 now. When I was seventeen, between my junior and senior year, me and a friend went to Panama City Beach, Florida during Spring Break and rented a room. Back then, they would let two seventeen year olds rent a room. I met a girl down there, sixteen, who was with her family at the same motel and we hung out all week and talked for a year after that, but I never actually saw her again. But when we were younger, we just roamed the neighborhood. I had a Schwinn Stingray.

[@learningacapellawithramb-dh6hc]

it's a miracle any of us survived, but man, that was a fun time to be a kid

[@scary9077]

I'm 71 and wiping tears from my eyes. Thanks for the memories!

[@kerryprzytula7]

❤❤(((hugs)))❤

[@DanWolfe-n4v]

67 and the video made me smile but sad.

[@3939LA]

I loved being a teen in the 70’s

[@bajajoes1]

NO HELICOPTER PARENTS, NO HELMETS, JUST PURE "FREEDOM"!

[@dorothyhilsinger8282]

The 1970's were awesome times. I was born in 1963. We rode our bikes, went swimming, fishing at our favorite fishing hole. Playing with Hoola hoops, roller skating at skating rink, slumber parties, playing red light green light, staying outside playing with our siblings and friends until the street lights turned on, skate boarding, it was awesome. Our parents didn't have to worry about us. We had a black n white TV, TV dinners, drive in movie theaters, school play ground, fantastically awesome, those were the best of times!!!!!

[@christihiatt3459]

Also from '63, and I agree!

[@marilyndietzman-vx5ts]

I’m a 1963 baby. Loved my summer - overnight camp, family vacation. Sunscreen (what the heck is that?).

[@kittykat5197]

Me too! Technically a boomer but relate more to the 70s than 60s.

[@mcanduiken2224]

Grateful to have experienced my youth in these years.

[@johnportanova2583]

I grew up in that decade the best the best decade for a kid 5 to 14 loved it

[@allamericanjoe]

the 70s and 80s were the absolute best times for kids to grow up!

[@scripta4812]

"Where is your sun block?"...........we never heard that either. Great stuff!

[@mf-qi8gn]

Nope.. just baby oil and the sun... that was my summer.. or sleeping outside in a sleeping bag (no tent, so you could see the stars).

[@VelvetJazz]

Yep, we stayed skinny because we were always moving. I miss that.

[@lynneb8639]

We also had food that wasn't tainted.

[@cavaliermama56]

@@lynneb8639 Agree. The food tasted better, too.

[@GrannyEarth]

@@VelvetJazz It was a real treat then to get a burger n fries out somewhere. Mom cooked every meal. I did the same with my kids. Too many moms these days r drive thru cooks! Too many obese children because of it.

[@RWR1911]

Because of plastic (and other) contamination, low-protein diets, as well as lack of vigorous exercise, testosterone levels have been in free fall since then. Look at the boys pictured: lean, hard-muscled torsos, even on most little boys. Look at the girls with flat, even concave, bellies and sharply defined waists/hips. It's almost like looking at a different sub-species of Man.

[@GrannyEarth]

@@VelvetJazz “Be Home Before Sunset! Or you’re in big trouble….”

[@KellyJayeIam]

Who put cards or store bought ‘clackers’ in their bike spokes? Who played badminton in the back yard? How about family game night with Probe or Life? Good times, good times 😊

[@btlmail1969]

You nailed my youth to a tee. I cannot stop grieving over my kid's youth. Enough said.

[@JustVisiting-q1w]

Oh man... I was 14 in 1970, and 19 when the disco era was in full swing. There were no personal computers, no cell phones, no e-mails or texts, no online games. But what a glorious time!

[@AlGardiner-xm9bo]

@@JustVisiting-q1w yeah buddy I remember the disco the roller rinks all the good stuff man. It was the best time ever.