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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The BIG differences from the ‘70’s are the cost of college and less access to consumerism/marketing (fewer options and access). Back then, people just had fewer options to buy stuff - no easy access to goods and services. Even to get actual cash you had to go to the bank (no atms). Imagine coming home and having NO media funneling marketing at you - no phone, few TV ads, nothing but one worn monthly fashion magazine filled with goods you had no way of accessing because those items weren’t sold anywhere near you. It was fine.

My Dad worked 5.5 (half day Saturdays ) days a week, left for work before I got up and “ maybe” made it home by dinner. My mom stayed home and cooked from scratch, shopped deals, and cleaned our home. I’m not sure everyone would want this now. Even back then people worked very hard. It’s not all like  TV and Dick Van Dyke unless umc territory[/quote]

Just throwing this into the mix - but parents, especially fathers, spend a lot more time parenting than they did in the 70s. I think that probably involves some economic trade-offs. [/quote]

Parents today spend a lot more time parenting then back then.

Kids roved around in packs, played pick up (name the sport of the season) and there wasn't all of the helicoptering and organized activities. Parents basically provided meals and a warm home for the most part.[/quote]

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