# Someone asked if 80s kids really ‘roamed freely.’ After 40,000 answers, the truth is clear.

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/someone-asked-if-80s-kids-really-roamed-freely-after-40000-answers-the-truth-is-clear/
- Published: 2024-11-25T09:30:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Were 80s childhoods really as feral as they sound? Photo credit: Canva, @othingstodo_com/X. Article by Annie Reneau. Upworthy – November 22, 2024.  There is definitely some rose-colored nostalgia in these responses, though. Ah, the nostalgia of an 80s childhood. If you’ve ever watched “The Goonies” or “Stranger Things,” you’ve seen how kids of all ages were largely left to their own devices most of the time, parents playing a background role if any role at all. […] Click here to view original web page at www.upworthy.com