Do you remember when......

[Apocalipstic]

I remember when there were no 24hour news channels to let us know every possible bad thing that can happen to us.

I remember that there have always been germs.

I remember that there has always been crime.

I remember that there have always been drugs.

I remember that people just did not talk about these things.

[Apocalipstic]

I remember when you lost a parent and no one ever mentioned them again.

I remember when someone had cancer and everyone ignored them and whispered about it

I remember when in the 60's crime doubled.

I remember when there really was not good treatment for mental illness.

I remember when people started to find out how mentally ill patients were being treated in institutions.

I remember when pregnant women smoked and weree given amphetamines if they felt tired. (most of our mothers friom that era)

I remember the kids of women who were given Thalidomide for pregnancy nausea

I remember when a woman was being abused and she was too embarrased to get a divorce

I remember when children were abused and no one lifted a finger to help

I remember photos of people from Japan who had been a little too close to Hiroshima and Nagasaki...how deformed some of them were



Back when the World was safe...

Ps. yes, I was a weird little kid. I noticed how things were.

[AtLast]

I do have to admit remembering more kindness and compassion.Well, at least from the folks that were not abusing their family members.

[zannadyke]

I remember when I cried myself to sleep just because I wanted to stay up later.

I remember when "getting high" meant swinging on the swingset.

I remember when the only monsters in the world were those living under my bed!

I remember when tv ended at midnight with the National Anthem playing.

[Apocalipstic]

I often wonder if I grew up in the same world as other people did.

No monsters in the world? When?

[zannadyke]

Originally Posted by apocalipstic

I often wonder if I grew up in the same world as other people did.

No monsters in the world? When?

I meant when I was small, little, a kid. I grew up in a happy home with no other monsters known to me other than those under my bed, and occasionally in my closet!Of course, I grew up... and realized that many people are monsters and they probably did exist when I was small, but I never ran into them then. And life was good!


...and oops... I just realized I am posting in a thread meant for those a bit (not much) older than I!!!

[Apocalipstic]

I remember when we had one televsion channel run by the government in black and white.

I remember when we dressed up to fly on an airplane

I remember having to wear white gloves to church and getting them filthy

I remember dancing to Beatles songs

I remember when Led Zeppelin was incredibly hard rock!

I remember when my feet did not kill me in really high heels (when I was too young to wear them)

I remember when you saw 2 movies back to back at the theatre