Gen X'ers And Millennials Share Their Oddest Childhood Experiences And Memories From The 70s And 80s
We all know that our childhood is much different from our parents', but we don't know just how different.
If you're someone who was born in the 90s, then you've probably heard from your parents or grandparents just how different things are. We hear it all the time, and there have been many instances where they've shared what differences they are referring to.
Whether it be the difference in how their school was set up, what they did for fun then versus now, or even just how they were disciplined, we have probably all heard it at least once, and we will likely be the ones telling our future kids that too.
There are many things we can think of that our grandparents and parents were allowed or not allowed to do that differ from our experiences. That's the beauty of different generations and looking back on how times have changed.
Today, we have some of the oddest or most surprising things that people have shared about their childhood experiences from the 70s and 80s. These experiences can be worse than what we deal with, better than what we deal with, or even just weirder than what we deal with.
Either way, we hope you enjoy these awesome childhood experiences.
1. It's so wild to me that this was a common thing.
DanWuori2. McDonald's was a full entertainment park from the looks of it.
HelloKameHaHaHa3. I'm sorry, but this is a no from me.
realtimaier
4. I feel like I would get lost, though, honestly.
HughThunkIt
5. I honestly can't imagine a life like this. You'd never see this nowadays.
JulieMcCrossin
6. Oh no, I bet there was a ton of eavesdropping.
Seymour_from_GP
7. This sounds disgusting, but okay.
DarciaAnne
8. Definitely can't do that now, but I do miss the candy cigarettes.
kotstot1
9. This is so funny and also smart that they did this.
StacyKratochvil
10. This is quite interesting.
RealGravitas
11. This is still kind of common in some areas, but definitely not for a regular school bus.
crunchyrugger
12. Wow, I've never seen anything like this. This is super cool.
long17_de
13. I honestly couldn't imagine. It would take me forever to do my assignments.
CourtneyAnnePh
14. Well, that's one way to embarrass a kid.
RobEdward1122
15. Hey, I mean they can use it for something else.
coach_mark1
16. Their protesting made a difference.
MiraCeleste2
17. It seems that teachers were very strict back in the day. I don't think I'd be okay with this as a parent.
athenakitty1
18. I'm sure there really was never anything to watch on TV with just four channels to choose from.
Ipiphiniz1
19. Smoking was such a common thing, and it's so wild. Now, you don't even see smoking sections in restaurants or anything.
pecriel
20. This honestly would be so cool, though. I mean, to have it roll around would be so fun.
KevinGi62453362
These things that people experienced as children in the 70s and 80s are absolutely mind-blowing. I mean, smoking was very common, teachers were rough with students, and people even had to share a phone line with neighbors.
We can all agree that things are just a bit different now.
