80s Kids' Freedom Questioned

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Someone asked if 80s kids really 'roamed freely.' After 40,000 answers, the truth is clear.

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Someone asked if 80s kids really 'roamed freely' After 40,000 answers, the truth is clear.

There is definitely some rose-colored nostalgia in these responses, though.

The idea that Gen X were carefree with carefree childhoods is simply wrong.

"We were raised on hose water and neglect in the 70 's and 80’s," one user said.

The folks remembering their free-range childhoods as blissful and safe seem to have forgotten that we started our days pouring milk from milk cartons that had pictures of missing children on them.

A few high-profile abductions and murders of children caused a bit of a missing children panic in the U.S. today , but not in the way people think.

We're safer by nearly every measure, from car accidents to infectious disease to violent crime.

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