Growing Up American

I was a kid of the 50s and 60s, a time that seems far away to me now, and makes me sad for those who didn’t experience it with me. Long before Stranger Danger, it was safe to walk to school or ride the bus. Bullying was rare, and was worked out by standing your ground, and one or both of you going home with a shiner you had to explain. It was handled, and it was done. There was none of this cowardly cyber bullying crap. In grade school,…

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