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17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

The '80s were a wild time.

By Officer Farva

Published 3 years ago in Funny

The '80s were a wild time. From the lack of what is now standard safety equipment and procedures, to how much freedom and responsibility kids had, it makes you wonder, how did any of us survive?

  • 1

    Dad would let you "drive".

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 2

    Parents did NOT watch their kids all the time.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 3

    Sunblock was a rarity.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 4

    Helmets were for losers.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 5

    "Smoking sections" meant that secondhand smoke was rampant.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 6

    Cooking unsupervised was a normal part of being a kid.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 7

    The cargo areas of station wagons were treated as freeform play areas.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 8

    Your mom may well have smoked when she was pregnant with you.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 9

    "Latchkey kids" were everywhere. This would often entail trying not to fight with your siblings or set the house on fire.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 10

    Young kids were responsible for watching even younger kids. This led to kids taking their two-year-old kid brother for a helmet-less, seatless bike ride around the neighborhood.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 11

    Playdates were usually adult-free too.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 12

    Kids had more opportunity to do illicit things like smoking cigarettes, considered the pinnacle of cool adults activities by 1985 tweens.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 13

    You had access to more dangerous toys.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 14

    1980s kids got to play with fireworks.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 15

    Back in the day it was normal to have at least one friend in a plaster cast at all times. This was considered a fun opportunity to cover the cast with graffiti, rather than a sign of negligent parenting.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 16

    Playgrounds were more "adventurous."

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

  • 17

    Kids rode in the flatbeds of pickups.

    17 'Dangerous' Things 80's Kids Did All the Time

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