I loved reading these YA books in the 70's or 80's! discussion

What did you do or have or how are things different today than when you were a kid growing up in the 70's, 80's or early 90's?

We didn't have cellular or wireless phones and were forced to talk on a phone that only allowed us to walk as far as the cord attached to the wall could stretch!!!

I would sit for hours listening to the radio just so I could tape record my favorite songs. Now I just sign in to itunes and I have my favorite songs almost instantly. Times have sure changed! :)

Sheri wrote: "We didn't have cellular or wireless phones and were forced to talk on a phone that only allowed us to walk as far as the cord attached to the wall could stretch!!!"

I remember those days! Did you ever have a party line? Lol!

Michelle wrote: "Sheri wrote: "We didn't have cellular or wireless phones and were forced to talk on a phone that only allowed us to walk as far as the cord attached to the wall could stretch!!!"

I remember those ..."

No, no party line, but I remember how exciting it was when call waiting came out!!!!!

Michelle wrote: "I would sit for hours listening to the radio just so I could tape record my favorite songs. Now I just sign in to itunes and I have my favorite songs almost instantly. Times have sure changed! :)"

Ahhhh, the good old tape recorder!!! I guess it would be considered karaoke today, but my friends or sisters and I would play a song on the record player and tape record ourselves singing, gawd we were AWFUL too!

Back in my day, we left the house after breakfast, came back for lunch, left again, came back for dinner, and then were out until the street lights came on. We were out of the house all day, and only inside on rainy days, where I spent my time reading.

My nephews hardly ever play outside... mostly watch tv or play video games. Such a shame... in the same sense, most parents I know nowadays wouldn't like their kids being gone all day without knowing where they were... so different back then.

When I was a kid the kids wore those rubber bracelets and you don't see those anymore..

Kids used to breakdance. This one neighbor I knew who was 2 years younger than me once tried to do a backspin and he banged his leg on furniture.

It was the very beginning of computers and printers and the school printer printed very funny. What was it? DOS or something? But it looked funny. Not like today. You had to type a bunch of weird code for hours to get the computer to do something. Not that we had a computer. My neighbor had one and his dad spent HOURS typing this dumb code from some booklet just to see if do something. Don't know if it ever did.

Kids had leggings and color coordinated tops / sweaters. Bushy hair with feathered bangs. I wasn't "cool" so I had no idea how they did it.

Lisa Frank.