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!

[@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

[@williambrown6721]

@@jerrytalley802 your exactly right my friend, technology has taken over kids nowadays, it's turned them in to something that we can't figure out!!..my wife and I are raising four grandchildren because of the sickness that this government, and what ever it may be, even got ahold of our daughter..so Sad!!

[@MOstix13]

The days I go back to in my dreams. The girls, music, cars, clothes and just the general feel of the 70’s was just amazing.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Yes...if you were White, and living a middle-class existence, in a real "white-bread" community!

[@simp_chronicles2022]

@@curbozerboomer1773 you seem like a bad person

[@daleleslie1049]

Dont bother to feed The Trolls. You're damn right it was a great and a magical special time.

[@simp_chronicles2022]

@@daleleslie1049 My grandpa talks about it all the time, 1.25$ for a car full of people at the drive in theater. Then you can sneak 2 buddies in from the trunk. He would walk into the store with 10 cents and leave with a pocket of candy.

[@lar4305]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@RonaldReagan1986]

Wow, the last generation to experience that kind of childhood. Those were good times.

[@josephsmith7865]

Exactly, I remember the High Dive and screaming atb the kids to jump off when they were afraid also the Rocket ship playground slides.

[@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 🌞🌞

[@sassysue6472]

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

[@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.

[@yogajoeguy]

I thought I was the old only one that lived this beautiful dream. Take me back! What a great time to be alive. And the girls look much better back then then today.

[@steveholley9508]

Yeah I remember they were no bras and where tube tops. It always get the girls drunk

[@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

[@dead2802]

@@ceraroberts2691 Another sad thing I notice on videos is that so many of these young people. college, early 20's older/younger blame our age group for Everything wrong in their lives. See it alot. Damm. Just wish myself back so bad!

[@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?

[@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

[@jlrutube1312]

This was so spot on. I am 66 now and was about 13 in 1971. My childhood was almost exactly like this video. I spent so much time riding my bike and also swimming with my friends at the public pool. In the summer, I would get up and say goodbye to my mom and hop on my bike and ride over to my best friend's house. We would goof around all day. We would often then ride our bikes to the park or maybe to the Dairy Queen and get some ice cream. Of course we slid around on the slip n slide or fought with the water wiggle. life was so much fun then but also sometimes was boring if you couldn't think of anything to do for a little while. We built tree houses and sat up in the trees and talked about girls. Later my friend and I both got small motorcycles and had a lot of fun on those too. My parents basically only had one rule... come home when it starts to get dark or at least call. I think the best thing about life then, especially in the summertime was freedom.

[@bill4572]

You said it be home before the street lights came on

[@MaryNewmanFayard]

This is how my life was too.

[@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.

[@donnalulloyd2072]

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

[@RichardFowler871]

@@donnalulloyd2072 YES I know how you feel cause I grew up in the 70s

[@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 .

[@lesliehoyt5301]

Even in the winter!

[@TomSpivey-gy6qd]

I was born in 1965, and I remember everything in this video. We had so much more freedom than today's kids. We went everywhere on our bikes, and nobody wore a helmet. You might not see your parents between breakfast and supper; we were left to figure things out for ourselves. This made us self-reliant.

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@Ducati900SS]

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

[@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.

[@suz165]

We had a good childhood in the 70’s.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@bassin692]

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

[@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. 😢

[@KimSpurre104]

I was born in 1954 but yeah, I miss the 70s(and 60s). So lucky to have grown up then. No social media, no mobile phones, socializing was done face-to-face. I also grew up with horses to ride. Very lucky there. Beach was not far either since I come from Southern California coast. We even had a roller rink near my house growing up.

[@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.

[@BJBDF]

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

[@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

[@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.

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

[@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!!!❤❤❤❤

[@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.

[@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. 🇺🇸

[@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 ..

[@vickiwatson1801]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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...

[@jimburig7064]

It was a wonderful time. Wish I could do it again!

[@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 .

[@bookbug4life]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@chewie2055]

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

[@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

[@JeffEmery-m7m]

so thankful this was my life. True freedom

[@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.

[@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 😭

[@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.

[@mc9551]

This was great, I'm 66 now. What memories. We never knew how good we had it. Thanks.

[@jlrutube1312]

I'm 66 now too. We went on much the same journey I guess.

[@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.

[@slaterider]

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

[@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.

[@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 .

[@caligirllala1267]

This made me cry…I had so much fun growing up in the 70’s and 80’s. There will NEVER be another time like it….😢😢😢

[@teedee3428]

I feel the same way.

[@sandiego9168]

Me too peace and love is no more ✌️

[@ninamc6116]

I cried too! The scenes of the swim club. I had so much fun

[@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.

[@HillaryMack-ow8pu]

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

[@sailingonasummerbreeze7892]

I grew up in the 1970s. Life was a lot simpler then, maybe not easier, but a lot simpler. A time before social media, smart phones, etc. We hopped on our simple bicycles (no helmets), went exploring, fishing, pickup ball games, etc. Summer seemed to last forever, the days were long, and the possibilities were endless. You knew it was over when the back to school advertisements started to run at K-mart, Sears, etc. Seeing the school bus lumber down the road toward our house on that first day back to school put an end to it all.

[@pod9538]

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

[@truthorpropaganda9001]

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

[@gregatkinson7276]

SO glad to have been a kid in the 60's and 70's! Those were the days for SO many reasons!

[@johnportanova2583]

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

[@jaygatz4335]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@JoeyLeverett-x3x]

Was the best time to grow up, we were lucky to be kids in this era.

[@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.

[@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.

[@jamesm3123]

I feel so sorry for todays kids. We had it so good.

[@Carolina_Panthers145]

Yes

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

There were no homos

[@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.

[@imbatman3620]

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

[@nupe4camg]

Yep in the 70s, a new bike was the Best Christmas gift! Miss those times.

[@geraldkosur1445]

I'm 71 years old and I'm sitting here watching this video and laughing with joy at seeing this. I cant believe that i actually did a lot of the things shown here. I feel sorry for todays kids. They will never experience this.

[@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.

[@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.

[@edfriedman4252]

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

[@bigmac-k5t]

me too!

[@btlmail1969]

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

[@guitarandmore69]

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

[@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.

[@Onel756]

Great memories ! Great era and childhood . Born in 63 and didn’t realize how “free” we really were .

[@crocuscreekwoodworks]

I got here in 64 and turning 60 in July. I miss those summer nights camping with my friends.

[@stribor24-fv2to]

I was born in 1963 and I am preparing to write a kind of autobiography of my childhood that I would not change for what today's children have! I will never forget those endlessly long summers I spent outside, usually barefoot, climbing trees, picking fruits...those were the days!

[@gardyloo3093]

@@stribor24-fv2to I'm born in 63 as well, and I forgot about how we were often barefoot! Being barefoot was just normal back then!

[@shuster1921]

Nothing touched the 70's, I was 12 in 70' so my teens were the greatest years of my life!

[@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.

[@zuozhen4758]

During the 70’s we also had great music

[@mcanduiken2224]

Grateful to have experienced my youth in these years.

[@lpsglitterpaws8536]

People were naturally thin and beautiful. I loved this video because it is all true!!

[@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.

[@ReneeandJimmyG]

Those really were the best days of our lives.... 😢

[@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

[@TheIronSheikSociety]

Kids played out in the streets, you went out playing freely, you chose your own friends. I miss that so badly.

[@amjz77]

My dads notorious words on Saturday mornings and summer days, “I don’t wanna hear you or see you until I call you to come in” 😂

[@brianpiegza9535]

Yup, thats the way it was.

[@davidquintero7862]

I would actually hide from my dad or else he'd make me help him fix the car or work on the plumbing lol.