Were things better in the 50s

People, my point is that I miss the simpler times of the past, when families were the main priority and it seems to me that everything else fell into place.

I know that no era was perfect. Every generation has its problems. We have had to progress to keep up with other nations. Technology has been good in some ways. Medicine and the military are two I can think of. But we haven’t always used it right

But I don’t see it being positive in most cases. My mother went to work after we were all in school to be able to have extras. For me it started with the microwave. Mothers quit cooking, families quit sitting at the table for meals. MTV and cable TV and we quit playing outside, we stayed glued to TV. 2 or more cars kids quit riding the bus. Sports used to be fall/football, winter/basketball & volleyball, spring and summer/baseball. Kids didn’t practice year round. We had summer vacations. Now sports are so competitive kids can’t be kids.

Computers and cell phones are turning our kids into slugs. This is adults and parents fault. When parents are addicted to their phones and social media you can’t expect their kids to be any different. You go to a restaurant and you see everyone on their phone, families don’t talk to each other anymore. And God forbid you try to hide someone’s phone you see complete meltdowns.

Whether anyone will admit it, there are a lot of women who long to be home instead of working. Some of these women are in high profile professions. Most generally, women have the desire and like to feel safe and cared for. Not controlled but safe. We have made our lives so stressful because we have to have everything and make sure we are raising entitled children.

The sad reality is that once we progress we can’t go back but we can control how we use what we know. One example is kids DON’T need cell phones. We survived without them as teens. They ABSOLUTELY don’t need access to social media. It is a fact that parents can be involved and know what their kids are doing and where they are. Kids need to know what the word NO means. That they aren’t entitled to everything they want. Punishment is acceptable. As adults we have to do it. This is possible.

I just wish for a simpler way of truly living. I do realize that it is just the “ idea “ of a “Leave it to Beaver “ and the “ Brady Bunch “ way of life. I also realize that a lot of that wasn’t real. But some of it was.