[Moneyguy1]

The thread on Catholic schools got me thinking:

Having been a kid decades ago, the world seems to have been a safer and more predictable place. Do other "old timers" remember it that way?

Cars did not have inside hood releases. No one would think of opening somebody elses' hood and stealing something or damaging it.

Folks left their cars unlocked. There were very few car thefts. Lots of people even left the house unlocked.

Schoolyard arguments were resolved with fists, not with knives or guns.

People actually walked places, like to the grocery store rather than always jump in the car.

In the summer, you rode your bike to your friend's house or to the sandlot, spent all day playing and nobody worried about where you were. You could even leave your bike outside without a chain lock. Imagine that!! Today, because of abductions and worse, kids can't even play in an unsupervised front yard.

Kids actually were interested in PLAYING sports, not glued to an X BOX in the house.

We got bruises, bug bites, skinned knees and elbows, sunburns and the occasional broken bone. No big deal. Part of "growing up".

Those are just a few differences I see.

Are there others anyone wishes to share? Is the world all that different?