Parenting in 70's


 

The 70's were marked pronouncedly by the emergency! Not only was the economy struggling but then came sudden atmosphere of suppression and fear with the emergency. 
As families worked and struggled to make ends work, a lot depended on the doles handed out by the government. Endless queues, may it be for getting milk, grocery from the ration shops or standing for tickets at the local movie theatre. With the declaration of emergency, things changed overnight. Uncertainty and fear would loom large all around. Things seemed better for a while, more punctuality at work, more efficiency in factories, but so was a sense of injustice. Children in the 70s witnessed all this, from being the helping hand in the house, from being carefree in the town to experiencing this suppressed restlessness and turmoil in the society. Their perspectives changed, from being blindly obedient to those in authority to questioning the right and wrong. Yes, it was true that one had to fight to get almost everything in life, but if you fought persistently, you would get it! Friendships blossomed (unless politics got in the way), people started to dream beyond the main stream and few also had the courage to actually act on those dreams. 70s - a period of hardships and rebellions, reflected in the childhood of many!

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