Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts

Gen X: The Era of the "Latchkey Kid"

Gen X: The Era of the "Latchkey Kid" By today's standards, childcare in the 70s and 80s would have gotten our parents arrested. I watch a lot of "body cam" police videos on YouTube (shut up it's fascinating) and I've seen a fair number of parents put in handcuffs for child abandonment. This one woman went to visit another apartment in the same apartment complex while her 13 year old was in charge of the 9 year old. They were both asleep. Ummmm...yeah. Should I…

Being At War With Each Other

Being At War With Each Other The Way We Were came out on Columbia Records in 1974 when I was three and a half years old. My mom played the hell outta this one. I loved Barbra Streisand. Babs was my first punk . Songwriter: Carole King Being at War with Each Other lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC Everyone comes from One father one mother So why do we complicate Our lives so much By being at war with each other Maybe I'm crazy But I don't understand it Why do we s…