Which Was Easier.. Growing up in the 50's, 60's, 70 - 80's or 90's through now?

Question

wasnt it just simpler back then?

Answer 1

50's . Life was MUCH easier back then.
We could ride around on our bikes for HOURS without our parents calling in an Amber Alert
We could trick or treat until midnight, and people still answered their doors.
All the kids could " hang out " on the street corner at night, without cops coming by to see if we were selling drugs, or prostituting.
Mom was always home when we got home from school, and we all sat down and had dinner together, NOT in front of the TV.
Our parents didn't have to worry about whether we were skipping school, because we never thought of it.
We could run around the neighborhood all day without being concerned about pedophiles.
Yes, life was much easier back then.
Now I'm worried sick about what things will be like when my g-daughter is a teenager, much less an adult.

Answer 2

I was born in 1956 so I guess that leaves the 50's out for me but the 60's were an era where kids knew the meaning of the word respect and the saying that children should be seen and not heard during an adult conversation. The late 60's for me were definitely about love,trust and companionship...I would never have thought about turning my back on my friends as I see so many young people do now. My children were raised in the 70's and 80's and fortunately I was able to guide them the way I was and now my son is doing the same for his children......my children and now grandchildren have more friends than they know what to do with but on the same note are extrememly street smart. The only part I can actually say about easier is there was no Nike, Reebok,Air Joran's and the such if you get my meaning.

Answer 3

The '50's

Answer 4

I was born in 1959 and I wish I had been born earlier to grow up in the 50's and be an adult in the 60's and 70's and retire about now.

I would love to stay inside my shell of a house and not deal with the outside world most of the time.

Answer 5

,not really just different i suppose. I was born n 1950 . so i have lived in all these times. i played in the 50's i had long hair and made love thru the 60's ,In the seventies i was military, the 80's was kinda dead , i dont disco , 90's was a troubling time. and now since 2001. iIhave been battling health problems. so i will honestly say my life in the 60's i enjoyed the most.

Answer 6

I think that each generation had different challenges and different advantages.

I mean in the fifties, sure it was 'simplier' looking, but it wasn't. There was still divorce, crime, and a drive to go to college. There were still issues with drugs and 'gangs'. People were still recovering from WWII with broken familes and all kinds of emotions left raw from that.

The sixties was great because it seemed freer, but people went to jail for their thoughts. Blacks were constantly being persecuted. The times, there were a changin'. The end of the sixties was the first recent generation to show 'thin is in', giving eating disorders to millions of girls. Here and into the seventies, the Vietnam war was everywhere. Protests, civil unrest, and thousands of Americans dying for a war that most objected to. The first televised war was scary.

The seventies seemed neat because parent's didn't want to be their parents. Unfortunately, children from this generation were the first on a whole to face a future of not making more than their parents. That's a hard future to face. Flower Power and "Peace" were giving way to an acceptance of harder drugs, parties, and the precursors of AIDS.

The eighties kids were a 'tween generation. Computers were just coming around. Fashion sucked. The nation was turning into more of a sit at home fast food nation. With cable TV becoming more prevalent, kids didn't have to leave the house except for school. They were exposed to new levels of violence on TV and in the movies, harsher language, and real life. With many homes having 2 working parents, they were left alone more frequently. AIDS, coke, and a load of 'sex sells' items were coming around. Free love had turned into a death sentence for many. But, the advantages are that information is becoming more and more available on a world wide level, cities were becoming more connected, and traveling with kids around the world was becoming more frequent. Kids were able to do things that only the rich had access to in the past (have a computer, fly to Paris, eat Mangos, etc.).

The nineties had kids growing up much quicker - a good and bad thing. Kids have more access to information via this "Internet" thing. The latchkey phenomenon was decreasing slightly in certain groups, but kids were expected to be sexier and sexier with stars like the very young Britney Spears showing them how it was done.

I guess, in short, I don't think that it's an easy answer. Yes, I feel for kids of today having to grow up in such an adult world now, but I also feel bad for kids in the fifties who were never given the chance that most kids have today.

Answer 7

I didn't grow up in the 50's, but it seems like it was a simpler time. Also, I saw that movie with Brenden Frazier where he was locked in a bomb shelter. What was that movie? Anyway it seemed like the 50's would have been an easier time to grow up.

Answer 8

Every generation has had it's hazards. Drugs and alcohol have been present in every one of those decades, but I think it was easier to choose a direction for your life in the 50s and early 60s. Not so much noise. Not so many distractions. It has always been very possible to end up with nothing but a bag full of dirty clothes and a drug habit.

Answer 9

I would say the 50's even tho I was born in the 70's for me it was easy because my parents paid for everything and all I did was eat sleep and crap my way thru to the 90's

Answer 10

Probably the 50s. I grew up in the 70s, and that's the time the big rebellion was going on with teenagers.