1970s Things That Are No Longer Allowed!

Growing up in the 1970s and growing up now are two completely different propositions. Cell phones, cable tv, and the internet have revolutionized what it means to be a child, which means kids these days are missing out on a slew of experiences that we all had back in the day. I’m Nostalgic Nick for Doyouremember, and today, as you might have guessed, we’re going to be looking at 25 things 70s kids could do but today’s kids can’t. Be sure to hit the thumbs up icon if you enjoy our trip to the past, and subscribe to our channel for more retro content, but now let's dig into both the good and bad of being a kid back then!

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25 Things 70's Kids Could Do But Today's Kids Can't

[eldutcho]

The 70’s & 80’s were absolutely the best. Decades. Feel sorry for today’s kids.

[jthoen]

I was born in 1961. I was born in an era where you said the pledge of allegiance in class, You rode bikes and stayed out 'till dusk, you rode in the back of pickup trucks or station wagons, you couldn't wait for Saturday cartoons, you watched tv as a family, you ate supper as a family. You went to the drive-in movies with your folks. You respected your elders. No cell phones, personal computers, or internet. You played outside. It was an era of exploration but also innocence. In grade school, we found out that a kid found his dad's condoms and brought one to school. That was a big deal. There were no school shootings. You found out about your changing body and sex when given "the book." So many good memories. I wish I could go back for a day. We've advanced so much with technology but we went backwards as a society.

[HBTwoodworking]

At 10 PM, the TV stations would broadcast, “It’s 10 o’clock. Do you know where your children are?”

[katlulu]

Going to the record "dime staying at Holiday Hut smell of library The Midnight Soul

[onestarabove]

We had so much freedom without fear. My mom worked all the time. She had no idea where we were all day long. We rode our bikes. Ate candy bars and drank bottled Coke. We would walk two miles to the library during the summer and check out ten books and go home and read them!

[Traderjoe]

Kids then learned how to wait, and not expect to always get what they wanted. They learned that they can fail. That adults and elders were to be respected.

[dabneydee]

1. Using your portable cassette recorder to tape your favourite songs off the radio.
2. Reading TV Guide blurbs of your favourite shows to see what that week's episode will be about
3. Having to wait for TV networks' hiatus season to catch a rerun of a show you missed
4. Banana seats on bikes
5. Writing letters to summer camp friends and waiting weeks for their reply
6. Making a long distance phone call and timing the call because it was, like, $5.00 per minute
I could go on and on.

[mikebritton]

Born I 1961. All of these things were a part of life that we never gave a second thought. Change is inevitable, but it ruins a lot of good things.

[jerdog]

Sat morning cartoons. Bugs Bunny, Tom & Jerry, loved Johnny Quest. The old pre-internet time, when we played OUTSIDE! Have a scar from a rock fight. Banana seat bikes with a card in the spokes attached with a clothes pin. Yeah, I remember.

[polldock]

I’d give anything to go back to my child/teen years in the 70s.
They weren’t always easy but the freedom and fun were worth it

[JoeRay-ujee]

I'm 66. If you didn't live in the you really missed the best decade to live in. Far better than today's trash.

[KillerNetDog]

Being a teen in the 70's was pretty cool looking back.

[billsanders]

I grew up in the 1950's-60's. If Child Protective Services had been around back then, every parent in town would have had some splaning to do, and most likely parents would have told the investor that "how I raise my kids is none of your damn business", and slamed the door in their face.

[lebenswasser]

At 67, a few scars from the 70s are still visible. And I'm proud of it.

[ITcanB]

Anyone remember the "Bell Hop" I think that's what we called it, a plastic ring you wore on your ankle and you would swing a plastic bell around and jump over it. ❤

[rascalferret]

We are blessed to have experienced the 70's...

[chillivodka]

Those days were the best of times and the most fun times. I would go back in a heart beat if it was possible. The world was a lot more exciting back then. Good times indeed!

[wendyschmidt]

And we all survived ❤ have manners, show respect to our elders.. go figure

[badmoodana]

Those packets of colored pure sugar that we ate with a stick made of sugar, Pixie Sticks in paper wrappers that we poured in our mouths that were just pure sugar, the wax shaped like soda bottles that had liquid sugar flavored drink; it was all about the sugar

[lindabaker]

Ahhh...the ecstacy of closing your eyes and inhaling the moist ink of freshly mimeographed paper.