17 Reasons Why ’60s, ’70s, ’80s Kids Were Tough As Nails

9. Bicycling.

Instead of meeting up online, we did this. I wouldn’t change my childhood for anything. I’m so thankful that I got to ride around my neighborhood with a different group of rascals every day!

10. Second-hand smoke?

This was a direct result of our home lives.

11. Cooking on the stove.

We cooked all the time, even when we were home alone. Briena shows in this clip that the past time hasn’t expired completely, and she’s got some skills! We started the video at the 4 minute mark when things begin to ‘heat up’!

12. Drinking from the Garden Hose

On a hot summer day, you better believe we took drinks out of the garden hose!

13. No Shoes, No Problem!

We played outside without shoes every single day. You learned how to tread lightly to avoid stepping hard on a thorn or ‘gumball’!

14. Latchkey Kids

All kids took care of themselves after school.

15. Older kids would babysit their little brothers and sisters.

This kept parents from having to pay for daycare. The tradition has definitely not gone away completely and below is a fantastic clip of what can happen when this age old tradition is kept alive!

16. There was no such thing as play-dates.

Kids played whenever and wherever they wanted.

17. Teen smoking was cool.

All kids tried it and some of them took to it for a lifetime. And before we tried the real thing, we were experts with those candy cigs! If you were part of the ’60s to ’80s Kids You know what I’m talking about!

Also, remember the weird dishes that Grandma made for holidays and ‘special’ occasions? I certainly think dealing with these dishes helped us be flexible, and also learn how to eat whatever Mom and Dad Made! Check out our video of 10 of the strangest dishes that we remember Grandma making!

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