If you grew up in the 1970s...you remember this - PART 1

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My black and yellow three speed banana seat bike, staying out till the street lights came on than running all the way home. No computers, cell phones just good fun.

[mikearmstrong]

I could be out on my own during summer, wandering hills, going miles to town, swimming in the surf, gone for 12 hours with no contact with my mother who had no idea where I was or what I was doing, and there was no cause for concern; that was just normal childhood then.

[TheTommyboy]

I remember each Holiday season, looking forward to "The Charlie Brown Specials" "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" " The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" "Frosty the Snow Man". These were part of what made Christmastime so fun and special.

[ronaldspiegelberg]

Probably the last decade that a kid could truly be a kid without any parental supervision, your friends looked after you, and everybody knew where to meet, no time for cell phones because we didn't need them.

[keithwilson]

Born in ‘62, so I spent nearly all my primary school career in the 70’s. It was a great, relatively safe decade for kids. In the Summer breaks, we’d stay out all day in the neighborhood, without modern communication, and only came home for meals. If our parents needed us home, somehow, they’d know where we were - there was a covert network of stay-at-home moms who would monitor us discretely and communicate with all the other moms they knew in the community. It’s a tragedy that this has been largely lost.

[dukemetzger]

I was born in 64 and I can tell you that unless you actually grew up during those years, there is no way anyone could truly understand just how amazing they were. You would have to hear the difference in sound, from LP's vs. Eight track and even cassettes, to know the difference. Seeing Star Wars in the theater the day it came out, was...well, spectacular! There just was nothing like it in the whole world! And the freedom we had as kids is perhaps the saddest change to have ever occurred. I loved growing up during that time. It was life and it was fun!

[rpc]

The Bicentennial was HUGE. That definitely needed a mention.

[carolstella]

To me, the 70’s was a time when people interacted with each other. Every Sunday we would visit relatives, especially the elderly ones who didn’t get out much. If we weren’t visiting, we were having someone over for Sunday dinner. It’s very sad that the art of visiting has all but vanished in our society. Even phone calls have been replaced by impersonal text messages. In a time when communication is so easy, most of us have never felt so isolated.

[tikitavi]

No, the 70's were not perfect, but I would still take that time over this in a heartbeat.

[soundsister]

Nobody ever mentions The Midnight Special television show featuring Wolfman Jack and iconic performances by classic musicians and comedians. I was under five but I loved music so much that my mom and dad let me stay up and watch it every Friday night! One of the greatest performance shows on television.

[JT-ltgr]

The Wonderful World of Disney, Jacques Cousteau, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, ABC's Wide World of Sports (the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat), 70s game shows, and 70s TV shows -- too many to mention. 70s TV was THE BEST!

[Fischize]

The annual Sears Christmas Catalog was always a world-stopping event when it was delivered. My brother, both sisters, and myself had almost every page earmarked with circles around items we hoped would end up under the tree.

[festushaggen]

This makes me happy and sad at the same time. Life should be simple and kids should be free and innocent of the troubles of the day. It's tragic that life will never be like that again.

[boughtbythecross]

When the pet rock came out my siblings and I wanted one so bad but we were dirt poor sooo... we went out to the creek and picked out our very own 'special' pet rock. We might have been kids but we weren't dummies!

[kenflagler]

To be a kid in the 70's was awesome. My God, it was wonderful.

[Sith_dude]

Born in 68 I grew up in the 70s and 80s. Those were the best years of my life. If I could, I would go back to those days in a heartbeat.

[altoncrane]

Born in 1956, I have some memories that make me amazed at how this world has fallen. I would go back to those days in a second, as I sit here with tears on my grateful old face.

[elizabethrodriguez]

I truly cried watching this. I am so greatfull to have been brought up in the 70s. There will never be a time like this again. People were different and kind. Nothing like today! I remember dancing the hustle with my sister and all the posters on the wall! Also, the drivein theaters!! I have so many memories of the 70s. Oh and I Will never forget my Holly Hobbie! Young people today think they got it good. The technology today cannot compare to the fun we had growing up in the 70s. It was magical!

[digitalporch]

I need a time machine, I want to go back 😊

[Viola]

My soul craves the 70, it’s like if I could I would relive the 60s 70s over and over.