Growing Up In The 50's

[Butterfly]

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Me, too, Ken. My childhood was just like that. Even played ball in the street, which would probably get the authorities called today. Walked to school without an adult, too.

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

There's an FB page called 1950s America. I bet y'all would like it. A lot! Just go to the search box on FB and type it in, then join.

 

[Pappy]

There's an FB page called 1950s America. I bet y'all would like it. A lot! Just go to the search box on FB and type it in, then join.

Love it. I have posted tons of photos on it. Bet you have seen them.

 

[Capt Lightning]

I was born in 1950. Those were the days when catching Chicken Pox or Measles was not an illness but a rite of passage. Girls used to have Rubella parties to deliberately get the disease (and therefore immunity ) before there was an effective vaccine and especially before child-bearing age.

Polio vaccine was introduced in the late 50's and was given by injection (a 'jag' as it was known). I took a very bad reaction to it and was laid up for two weeks. This of course was my fault for being a trouble maker - nothing to do with the vaccine or the 'jag'.

But, it wasn't all bad some of it was terrible . Looking back, I'm glad the 50's are long gone.

 

[terry123]

Me, too, Ken. My childhood was just like that. Even played ball in the street, which would probably get the authorities called today. Walked to school without an adult, too.

Exactly like mine!!

 

[Nutmegger]

I'd take the '50's any day . . innocent and naïve as it was.
Look at what's going on out there today! The "music"? Its anything but!