Growing up in the 50's was the ultimate time to be young and growing. There was a lot of prosperity, the war in europe was over and there was work and time for families to be together and prosper. Television hadn't caught on good yet, because people didn't sit idle and stare at a tube for hours they socialized, a word that is lost in todays world.

When I was growing up in Connecticut the family was a whole life style with three generations living under the same roof, no one would ever think of farming there parents out to a home just so they could run wild. People knew what direction they were heading in.

The drug craze haden't taken hold yet and kids played together and shared life together, neighbors were like family and we all visited each other often." I like Ike" was the most popular saying in the world and you could believe a polticians (almost believe them) that at least some of there promises would be kept.

Acid rain wasn't invented yet and you could still drink out of a running stream without dying from toxic waste. Kids didn't have to be told to be civil and respectful they learned these values by association. The schools weren't preocupied with sex, just teaching and education. Sex and other moral values were left up to the parents and the court didn't step in everytime a child was sent to there room! Growing up in the 50's was like no other time in history and I feel God blessed me for making it the best time to be a child.