As a kid growing up in the 70’s, I was sheltered from the geopolitical challenges that enveloped the world and certainly our country. I don’t think that was my parents’ intent, but my interests were sports, parties and girls – you know, the typical lifestyle of a teenaged boy in America.
While in high school and then college, I was totally oblivious to economic strife and the cold war. I wasn’t dialed into the hardships that families suffered and the burgeoning dominance of the Soviet Union and the accompanying threats.
We weren’t a family of means but we had each other, we had enough and we were happy.