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Although I'm not a child of the 50, 60, or 70s, I do feel what you're saying Justamom! I was a child of the 80s/90s and I think a lot of what you wrote applied to my life because of my upbringing and area.
I remember only being able to play in the backyard (which was fenced) and only being able to stay out late until the street lights came on. We were allowed to ride our bigwheels up and down the block (even around it) without mom being freaked out about someone driving by and snagging us. And we were allowed to go into the neighbor's house (the old neighbors) when they offered us cookies for being "cute" and "like their grandchildren". Now-a-days I don't think kids know who their neighbors are and certainly don't respect the elderly.
I remember parent's going to card club for the night and all the neighborhood children going to one house to be babysat. And we'd play ghosts in the graveyard, hide and seek, simon says, etc.
Grades were still A, B, C, D, F...no 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Recess was still held outside unless there was a blizzard. Yearbooks were handed out even in elementary school. Book fairs were cool!
I dunno, I could go on. I just think it's a shame that kids these days (gosh I sound old) don't know how easy they have it...or what they're missing out on!
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