Back in the 60's

Born in '60. A huge difference I see is back then, at 9 or 10 years old we could go off and do our thing for hours without being supervised. People looked after each other more and you didn't have to worry about some sicko abducting children. Another thing is nowadays, due to 'Child Protective Services' it is often the children who control the household. In the '60's and '70's, we did what our parents said, if we disobeyed or misbehaved we were punished. Those paddles hurt too! We were taught to respect our elders; very rarely did you call adults by their first names, it was Mr. or Mrs. and all the neighbors knew each other. You didn't hear so much foul language everywhere either. I could go on and on, I really miss those days.

Just to add something, threads like this remind me that I am truly blessed to have the circumstances I was raised in, I feel for those of you for whom this was not the case.