‘Did parents really just let their kids wander the neighborhood with no phone and just say… be back before dark?’ – 17 nostalgic responses
9.
“Why are you taking all that rope?”
“We are climbing down a ravine”
See you tonight
Another strange thing is that kids would need to change bike tires once a year because they would wear out and kids knew how to change them.
— Jay Dilks (@DilksJay) September 4, 2025
10.
And we safely rode bicycles around the neighborhood, walked to school, hung out at the rec center, played ball in the streets and didn’t fear the police.
We didn’t have a cord long enough to bring a phone with us.— Dittoshadow (@joelweihe) September 4, 2025
11.
Back in my day….
Just Sayin’… pic.twitter.com/hfeFAy0gHT
— ThatGuy (NoNotThatOne) (@NoNotThatOne13) September 3, 2025
12.
Our parents never said be back before dark. We just knew when to go home using our instinct.
— Opulence! (@Theopulenceman) September 3, 2025
13.
Yes because they had all the mothers in the neighborhood phone numbers and they would yell at you if you ever got out of line and then call your mom
— Kiss My Grits ✌️✌️ (@Reversequestion) September 3, 2025
14.
Yep and us 70s kid’s had a blast! pic.twitter.com/rgftYdPg8h
— Duncan (@DUNCAN_USA_2025) September 4, 2025
15.
Yep. We drank from the garden hose, rode bikes without helmets, jumped off of roofs, and played with lawn darts
— TherealRonin #AbortionIsAWomansRight (@ACTIdgit) September 4, 2025
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