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I, too, grew up in those days, and they were great. What makes me angry whenever I read something like this is this: If it was so great back then, why have we raised our children so differently? I remember being sternly diciplined for something I had done, and would whimper to myself: "Snif..when I have kids I sure won't be so mean to them!..Snif". Now I appreciate that dicipline, but I sure didn't at the time. Why do we do things so differently now? Don't let the kid have the cellphone, video game, or Abercrombie slut-wear. Be a 'mean' parent instead of trying to be your kid's 'buddy'. They'll thank you when they're grown. (just a rant. I have no kids of my own, and use of the word 'you' does not refer to anyone in particular.)

...why have we raised our children so differently?

Our children were raised exactly as we were raised.

The result: adults who married others as conservative as they are who have children that we, as grandparents, can be proud of!

Unfortunately for the nation and for American culture, a large percentage have used the television set as a pacifier and park their children in front of this "thing" to suck up the culture of MTV, et al.

They buy them playstations and gameboys and make certain their tv lineup can include HBO so that the minds full of mush can feast on garbage.

Mothers slog at work all day while the infants are deposited at day care. When they get home at night they are tired and irritible. No time for Uncle Wiggly. Dad slouches off to the couch and can't be bothered.

Parents look at their children as they would their Mercedes or Jaguars. They will find out what they have wrought when these Ritalin- crazed youngsters grow up.