I grew up in Tucson When I was a child we had an area code 520 and you didn’t use it!!! A lot of my clothes came from Kmart. The mall was for special outfits. If you had a pool you were KING of the block. Eating out at a restaurant was a huge deal that only happened for special occasions (like tax season). Fast food was left overs at home. Eating popsicles was a treat on a hot day. We had the ice cream truck and you only needed $1.00 or less. School was mandatory!!. If no one was home after school, you jumped the gate or went in through the window. Nobody paid for daycare. We ate dinner at the table. Our house phone was always being used. We played Kick the Can, Cops and Robbers, 1-2-3 Not It, Red Light Green Light, Hide & Seek, Truth or Dare, Tag, Kick Ball, Dodge Ball, red rover and we rode our bikes. Girls and Boys played in the street or in the yard, but not in the house. We came home when it was dark. Children were seen and not heard. Staying in the house was a punishment and the only thing we knew about "bored"--- "You better find something to do before I find it for you!" We ate what mom made for dinner or we ate nothing at all. There was no bottled water; we drank from the tap or the water hose (because there was no coming in and out of the house😑😑🤧)

We watched cartoons on Saturday mornings, and rode our bikes for hours. We ran around the neighborhood until dark and came in before mom had to find us.

We were AFRAID OF NOTHING.

We watched our MOUTHS around our elders because our PARENTS WOULD WHOOP OUR BUTTS!!! 

These were the good old days.

Kids today will never know how it feels to be a real kid, they will never understand my childhood!! 

I loved being a kid!!! Before the internet!! 🥰