I was a kid when that as came out. It was terrifying since I also had lived during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I went to school in Alexandria Va right under the Wilson bridge Any atomic bomb hitting DC would obliterate those of us who lived nearby and we knew it. Duck and cover under a desk was useless.
I remember. I also remember we were given a half-day off and told to run home as fast as we could to Mommy, when the Cuban Missile Crisis was happening, and also the day that JFK was assassinated. Back then, every home had a Mother at home, just waiting to take care of you when you arrived. The school didn't have to alert the parents that their kids were being released early. We just ran home all by ourselves and we were fine.
The same thing happened to me--I was in 1st grade and ran home, it was over a mile. Just released into the wild to find our way home on a terrible day--and we all made it home.
We were given more independence then, and had more freedoms--but with that came responsibility: to get home before dark, find a garden hose for water, not get hit by cars as we rode bikes everywhere (without helmets), etc.
We made decisions at an early age and learned, and became more responsible.
I was a kid when that as came out. It was terrifying since I also had lived during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I went to school in Alexandria Va right under the Wilson bridge Any atomic bomb hitting DC would obliterate those of us who lived nearby and we knew it. Duck and cover under a desk was useless.
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We did duck and cover in our 3rd-floor classroom. Think about that.
I remember. I also remember we were given a half-day off and told to run home as fast as we could to Mommy, when the Cuban Missile Crisis was happening, and also the day that JFK was assassinated. Back then, every home had a Mother at home, just waiting to take care of you when you arrived. The school didn't have to alert the parents that their kids were being released early. We just ran home all by ourselves and we were fine.
The same thing happened to me--I was in 1st grade and ran home, it was over a mile. Just released into the wild to find our way home on a terrible day--and we all made it home. We were given more independence then, and had more freedoms--but with that came responsibility: to get home before dark, find a garden hose for water, not get hit by cars as we rode bikes everywhere (without helmets), etc. We made decisions at an early age and learned, and became more responsible.
It was a very good time.
Yes.