what era did you grow up in and which do you think would be the best?

Answer 1

The 50's... I'm 67. The 50's were great!
Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.
The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandma replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:

' television

' penicillin

' polio shots

' frozen foods

' Xerox

' contact lenses

' Frisbees and

' the pill

There was no:

' radar

' credit cards

' laser beams or

' ball-point pens

Man had not invented:

' pantyhose

' air conditioners

' dishwashers

' clothes dryers

' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and

' man hadn't yet walked on the moon


Your Grandfather and I got married first, . . . and then lived together.

Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir".
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."

We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.

And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who could afford one?
Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day:

' "grass" was mowed,

' "coke" was a cold drink,

' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and

' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.

' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,

' " chip" meant a piece of wood,

' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and

' "software" wasn't even a word.

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap... and how old do you think I am?

I bet you have this old lady in mind...you are in for a shock!

Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.







This Woman would be only 58 years old!

Answer 2

I grew up in the eighties. I'm glad I wasn't a teenager or my early 20's then though, the pictures of bad hair and shocking clothes would haunt me for life! The pictures of me as a child aren't so tragic, because it was my mothers fault for dressing me!
Probably the 60's or 70's would have been a great time to grow up. Brilliant music, people speaking up for themselves, and wacky clothes!

Answer 3

I've got love for you if you were born in the 80s, the 80s. The only thing bad about the 80s was AIDS , the rest was brilliant.

Answer 4

i was born in 63 but didn't enjoy my life till my nanna took me which was when i was 3...then my life became happy after that...i loved the 80's because i was on the move travelling and enjoying life...then i got married, settled down had 3 kids...the rest is history...now i have 2 gorgeous little grandsons and i am only 44...i would not change a thing, my nanna did a great job and i turned out to be a good person...

Answer 5

I grew up in the 80s , the Thatcher years , i loved the 80s !

Answer 6

the 80s but I would have loved to be a teen in the 70's

Answer 7

i grew up in the 90's

i think the best would have been the 60's - free love, drugs, and some of the greatest music

Answer 8

i grew up in the late 80 and early 90 i would have loved to have been a teenager in the 70s


xxx vici

Answer 9

i was born in 76 so grew up in the 80's but would love to have been old enough to appreciate the summer of love in the 60's!!!

Answer 10

I'm a man so i'd like to go back to the stone age.
You see a pretty woman walking down the road, bang her over the head with your club and carry her home...ohh how I long for the simple life and nothing is illegal...brilliant!!