The 1950s; the 1960s; right now; and the future

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[–]potipharbreen 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Nonsense. Our parents used to boot us out of the house to "go play" and wouldn't even know where we were all day. I could be at a friends house, or at the park, or ride my bike anywhere - on the street - with no helmets or elbow pads whatsoever. Mom didn't even look for me unless I was late for dinner. She had no idea where I was all day.

Crime was much worse back then too.

Compare the total freedom I had as a child to today's helicopter parenting.

The 60's generation weren't rebelling against their childhood, they were rebelling against the strictures of young adulthood.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

were there black kids around your neighborhood

[–]IamRedBeard 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I had the same childhood as OP and "yes" is the answer to that. What's your point?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

doubt you did are you his brother? point is it's boomer nonsense to say the old days were great and i understand why parents don't want their kids going off on their own nowadays if blakc kids are out there

[–]IamRedBeard 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Typical. Racist and ignorant as hell and cant even proof read, also your grammar is shit.

It was the white kids in the neighborhood that got busted for Toilette Papering the neighborhood and causing trouble. The black kids where just glad to live in a neighborhood where they were liked and tolerated. I had a decent school too.

-And I'm not a boomer.

Man the ignorance on this site is getting more prevalent and less reasonable every day.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

KEK