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Bootsy Whoosh · 07-25-2002, 04:07 PM

So? Or are you happy with the decade you did grow up in (or are growing up in).

Personally, I really liked my early childhood. I was blessed to have a relatively carefree childhood, and I think the 1980s were a great time to be a little kid.

However, I think the 90s were a rather lackluster time to be a teenager. I would have loved to have been a teenager in the late 60s. I would have been such a hippie, and gone to Woodstock, and all of that! Of course maybe I'd be paying for it later in some way, you just never know! Also if that were the case, I'd be in my 30s for the 80s, and I think the 80s would have annoyed me as an adult. But whatever. This is not something I dwell on, but as late 60s early 70s music is my fav., whenever I listen to those albums I think about how much fun it would have been to be around back then.

What about you guys?

Will and Grace Fanatic · 07-25-2002, 04:46 PM

I am pretty happy with the decade I grew up in. I was born in 1983 so I was a kid in the 80's and a teen in the 90's.

TALLguyinKY · 07-25-2002, 05:18 PM

The 1980s were I think the best decade for children's entertainment---particularly cartoon and children's shows. I was born in '78, and wouldn't trade it for anything.

vienna waits · 07-25-2002, 05:30 PM

The 80's would have been cool to grow up in because of my favorite shows but I then I would be in my 20s now... and I don't want to be. Being 15 is cool. I'm fine with having grown up in the 90s.

Sara Micelli · 07-25-2002, 05:37 PM

The 80s but I still like the fact that I'm growing up in the 90s.

ChickenLegz · 07-25-2002, 05:44 PM

I wouuld have to go with the 80's. Better shows were on-i mean like sitcoms and the cars seemed to be better. I would be in my twenties if i grew up then and I wouldnt mind it- Id in college and have my own car and my own place. But I still got to wait a few years before that happens.

Blair85 · 07-25-2002, 05:47 PM

It's something I can't change, so I've never really thought about it. I guess the time I grew up in was ok..I was born in the middle 80s & I liked that time, but when the 90s came, there were family problems & stuff. I didn't like the 90s.

Jinny Girl · 07-25-2002, 05:51 PM

this decade. weve got so much more technilogical ****. Or the 70's. I could do drugs and no one wuld care.

Tiger32 · 07-25-2002, 05:56 PM

I grew-up during the 70s, and I cannot think of a better decade to have grown up in. The television shows were great, the cartoons were also great.......But what I loved most about the 70s, was the music......Everytime I hear a song from that decade, it brings back fond memories of what I was doing during that period. No other decade touches me like the 70s. That decade produced some of the best song writers in history. In there was a wide range of music that I found appealing during the 70s.

Titania · 07-25-2002, 06:01 PM

Well, I was a "child of the 80s" and i dunno, I think I would have prefered being a child in either....

-the 1950s (stereotypical, yes, but the music, the early tv shows, gotta love it)

-the 1930s (so i could have seen GWTW in theaters when it first came out....or been an extra in the movie... then I would have wanted to be a USO girl in the 40s....)

-the 1850s, early 1860s (so id be old enough to leave the country and live in europe during the civil war! two words for why- hoop skirts! those things are awesome...and i wouldnt have to worry about what to do later in life- all you had to do was get married.)

- the 1780s, post revolutionary war when the nation was just getting started, i dunno, im into that era in history so it would be really cool to witness it.

Mr. Shy Guy · 07-25-2002, 06:15 PM

I would like to have grown-up in the 50's. Life seemed simple.

Mijada · 07-25-2002, 06:44 PM

The 50's or 60's. I didn't like being a teenager in the 80's.

Montana Ponine · 07-25-2002, 08:00 PM

I'm happy with this decade. But I also think it would be interesting if I grew up in the future... hmm..imagine how things would be then.

Kay Scarpetta · 07-25-2002, 08:01 PM

The 50's, 60's, or 70's. I'm big into oldies and disco music.

Penny Lane · 07-25-2002, 08:20 PM

I was a little kid in the 50's. It was great! A teen in the 60's. Not so great except I was there when The Beatles came on the scene!

07-25-2002, 04:07 PM	#1
Bootsy Whoosh Storms abrewin'... Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: The Alpha Quadrant, Sector 001 Posts: 2,104	What decade would you have liked to have grown up in? So? Or are you happy with the decade you did grow up in (or are growing up in). Personally, I really liked my early childhood. I was blessed to have a relatively carefree childhood, and I think the 1980s were a great time to be a little kid. However, I think the 90s were a rather lackluster time to be a teenager. I would have loved to have been a teenager in the late 60s. I would have been such a hippie, and gone to Woodstock, and all of that! Of course maybe I'd be paying for it later in some way, you just never know! Also if that were the case, I'd be in my 30s for the 80s, and I think the 80s would have annoyed me as an adult. But whatever. This is not something I dwell on, but as late 60s early 70s music is my fav., whenever I listen to those albums I think about how much fun it would have been to be around back then. What about you guys?
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07-25-2002, 04:46 PM	#2
Will and Grace Fanatic be happy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 15, 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 2,746	I am pretty happy with the decade I grew up in. I was born in 1983 so I was a kid in the 80's and a teen in the 90's.
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07-25-2002, 05:30 PM	#4
vienna waits avatars are stupid. Forum Superstar Join Date: May 18, 2001 Location: Ravenclaw Common Room Posts: 29,859	The 80's would have been cool to grow up in because of my favorite shows but I then I would be in my 20s now... and I don't want to be. Being 15 is cool. I'm fine with having grown up in the 90s.
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07-25-2002, 05:37 PM	#5
Sara Micelli Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,122	The 80s but I still like the fact that I'm growing up in the 90s.
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07-25-2002, 05:44 PM	#6
ChickenLegz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Sitcoms Online Message Boards Posts: 489	I wouuld have to go with the 80's. Better shows were on-i mean like sitcoms and the cars seemed to be better. I would be in my twenties if i grew up then and I wouldnt mind it- Id in college and have my own car and my own place. But I still got to wait a few years before that happens.
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07-25-2002, 05:18 PM	#3
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	The 1980s were I think the best decade for children's entertainment---particularly cartoon and children's shows. I was born in '78, and wouldn't trade it for anything.

07-25-2002, 05:47 PM	#7
Blair85 Emmaline Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2000 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,076	It's something I can't change, so I've never really thought about it. I guess the time I grew up in was ok..I was born in the middle 80s & I liked that time, but when the 90s came, there were family problems & stuff. I didn't like the 90s.

07-25-2002, 05:51 PM	#8
Jinny Girl Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2001 Location: ...I'm not sure (looks around) WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE!!?!??!? Posts: 2,726	this decade. weve got so much more technilogical ****. Or the 70's. I could do drugs and no one wuld care.
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07-25-2002, 05:56 PM	#9
Tiger32 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 624	I grew-up during the 70s, and I cannot think of a better decade to have grown up in. The television shows were great, the cartoons were also great.......But what I loved most about the 70s, was the music......Everytime I hear a song from that decade, it brings back fond memories of what I was doing during that period. No other decade touches me like the 70s. That decade produced some of the best song writers in history. In there was a wide range of music that I found appealing during the 70s.
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07-25-2002, 06:01 PM	#10
Titania a part of that Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 04, 2000 Posts: 3,694	Well, I was a "child of the 80s" and i dunno, I think I would have prefered being a child in either.... -the 1950s (stereotypical, yes, but the music, the early tv shows, gotta love it) -the 1930s (so i could have seen GWTW in theaters when it first came out....or been an extra in the movie... then I would have wanted to be a USO girl in the 40s....) -the 1850s, early 1860s (so id be old enough to leave the country and live in europe during the civil war! two words for why- hoop skirts! those things are awesome...and i wouldnt have to worry about what to do later in life- all you had to do was get married.) - the 1780s, post revolutionary war when the nation was just getting started, i dunno, im into that era in history so it would be really cool to witness it.
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07-25-2002, 06:15 PM	#11
Mr. Shy Guy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 7,871	I would like to have grown-up in the 50's. Life seemed simple.
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07-25-2002, 06:44 PM	#12
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	The 50's or 60's. I didn't like being a teenager in the 80's.

07-25-2002, 08:00 PM	#13
Montana Ponine Tragically Beautiful Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2001 Location: Sondheimville Posts: 4,529	I'm happy with this decade. But I also think it would be interesting if I grew up in the future... hmm..imagine how things would be then.

07-25-2002, 08:01 PM	#14
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	The 50's, 60's, or 70's. I'm big into oldies and disco music.
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07-25-2002, 08:20 PM	#15
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,300	I was a little kid in the 50's. It was great! A teen in the 60's. Not so great except I was there when The Beatles came on the scene! Attached Images
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