Anyone that grew up earlier than the 1980s or the 1990s will know that there was a time that kids were allowed (and even encouraged) to do almost anything.
Some of these things were routine like walking to school and hanging out with friends until dark or even just wearing really, really embarrassing fashion.
But many of the things I did as a kid are actually illegal today... with very good reason. At nine years old, I used to walk to the shops and buy my grandfather's cigarettes. I could also buy fire crackers from the milk bar. And if I wanted to go, well, anywhere, I could easily get myself there by riding my bike or catching the train.
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And it seems I'm not alone in remembering a very different time growing up to what being a kid is like today.
I asked 14 women who grew up in the 70s and 80s to share their craziest memories from childhood. Here's what they had to say.
Denise
"The most amazing freedom I had was that as a young teenager, I was allowed to catch the train from Cronulla into the city either alone, with friends, or with my much younger sister. I just had to be able to recite the stops and the locations of the city circle train stations and the departure times of the trains heading back to Sutherland from Central Station."
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