Did you grow up in the 50's,60's,70's,80's or 90's?

Question

how was it compared to now?, I grew up in the 80's!

Answer 1

I was born mid fifties and came of age in the 70s. The time period that I grew up in was marked by rapid and significant social change. As an African American growing up in the south, during the 1st 20 years of my life, segregation was abolished through both political, religious and social efforts. People began thinking of morality in different ways and questioning authority. For the first time Americans did not support war efforts of their country since for the first time television brought the horrors of war into their living rooms and they could no longer romanticize it. Ideas about the use of drugs has full circle in my lifetime. First they were illegal and harmful, then though still illegal, they were thought to be beneficial "mind expanding", then they were harmful again. All of this change had little effect on my life growing up except that I barely remember the invisible screens used on public buses that segregated black riders to the back of the bus. My parents had no desire to send their children to white schools where they would be spat upon, harassed, ridiculed, and even endangered. My family supplemented our public education themselves by teaching us all that they knew or could learn through the public library and instilled in us a love of learning. So I went to the same schools I would have had there not been desegration. We were taught the same old fashioned values that our parents grew up with. Sex before marriage was just wrong, no matter who was doing it. (And during this era of "free love" it seemed everyone was doing it No one had ever heard of AIDS or chlymidia, or herpes) We were still poor, inner city youth, although our value system was different from most of those around us.

My own two children were born in the late 70s and early 80s. By the time they went to school, racial tensions had calmed and they both went to integrated schools which were the norm by now. My daughter, who was in gifted classes, used these new fangled computers in her classes in elementary school. By the time she got to Jr high, they were the norm for all students and she and my son were nagging us to buy one for our home. This was a major expense for a lower middle class family. When My son went to high school, he built one for us as a class project. I thought this was amazing.(I still have it) We instilled the same values we were taught in our children and they have kept them, although it seems to be more difficult for them than it was for us. The changes that occured during the years I was growing up have affected my children more than they have me. I expect that their children will reap the benefits or consequences of changes that occured during thier growing up years,

Answer 2

Totally the 90's I was a kid in the 90's but I think it would of been better if I was in my 20's. I'm in my 20's now and its def. Not the same! I fit the 90's bc I love the music, clothes, the ppl everything!! Everyone just seemed like rebels who didn't give a f***!!! Lol

Answer 3

I grew up in the 80's - some days I would like the 80's to return, other days I'm glad to be out of the 80's

Answer 4

I grew up in the 60s and 70s. It was a much better time than now. At least it was in my opinion. The best thing was not having to worry about AIDS and not having to decide which of 300 channels to watch because we only had 4.

Answer 5

i was born in the 80s and grew up in the 90s but i like it in the 2000's greater technology -

Answer 6

I grew up in the 80's, early 90's. Kids weren't in such a rush to be grown up back then. There weren't cell phones everywhere and not everyone had computers. Life seemed simpler.

Answer 7

In the mid 50's I was already a teenager
We will never see those days again. EVERYTHING has changed from daily expenses to seeing a movie (used to be 20 cents and they gave you a plate or saucer with your admission). There are just too many people trying to share the earth and some of them are greedy and cut-throats. I dont see things getting much better in the near future. Now, if we can get rid of Bush - well, ,maybe????

Answer 8

70's and 80's

Answer 9

The 80's. Wasn't that a great decade? I could ride my bike all over the neighborhood and my parents didn't have to worry. There is no way I would let my son ride his bike now. I could actually sell candy or fruit door to door. Can't do that now. Riding the school bus isn't safe anymore. Shame too. Now we have to educate kids on what to do if someone decides to go postal in their school. I could go on and on but I think you get the idea.

Answer 10

80's & 90's. For me I think it was about the same as now.