the world we lived in as children is completely gone. Nothing that exists resembles our lives....
give me a break with the hyperbole
I was never afraid of the dark
Ah, yes back in the day when even the dark was light.
All fathers and brothers could fix cars, lawn mowers, tractors, boat engines, toasters, leaking faucets and spigots.
Uh, huh, yeah right....white collar employment and urban life sprang into existence in 1969.
Many people lived in cities and towns because there was very little crime.
This is idiotic beyond comment.
pig farmers, goat and poultry farmers and seed farming were all held in the highest regard by most people.
I highly doubt this.
The freedom of self-definition has all but gone by the wayside.
Nonsense! I've got my own tagline, dammit!!
I as a young 30-something grew up in a life closer to what she describes in a ruralish suburb than my upper-50's parents did in a big city suburb. One's environs and shopping habits are for the choosing, not dictated by the media.
One need be cautious in proclaiming something idiotic beyond comment while actively commenting on that very same thing.