In what decade were you a teenager?

[nerodog]

In another post someone suggested that most Tuggers were teenagers in the 1950's. The purpose of this poll is to determine when most Tuggers were teenagers.

If you became a teenager at the end of a decade--such as someone who turned 13 in 1959--count the decade in which you had the most teenage years. So, a 13-year old in 1959 would have been a teenager for more years in the 1960's than the 1950's.

Here are the decades:

30's
40's
50's
60's
70's
80's
90's

1970 's !!!

 

[Karen G]

1970 's !!!

From the graph it looks like the 1970's are winning.

 

[clifffaith]

Lynn, my husband and I were the same timing as you, began high school in 1969 and graduated 1972. I guess we had the best of both decades?

Ditto. Graduated 1973.

 

[nerodog]

It was great being a kid in the 60s...even being a preteen and being exposed to great timeless music, peace, love and just an interesting time in history!!

 

[ScottRW]

1990's .... and it was a great time.

 

[jimf41]

Regardless of what the poll says the 60's had the best music.

 

[HitchHiker71]

I was a teenager from 1984-1994 - so a mix of the 80's and the 90's. On top of being widely known as the Gen Xer's, we're also the Nomad generation. There are four generational archetypes that follow a pattern - Prophet, Hero, Nomad, Artist. And almost always in that order.

 

[tropical1]

1970’s

 

[shorep]

Turned into teenage years 1958 left school in 1961,sex,drugs and rock and roll, all I got was rock and roll, army, and hard work, then marriage and kids, when does the fun start, there a system for a claim to higher authority?????

 

[Jodyv]

Graduated from high school in 1968. Agree with Jim Freeman. Best music ever. Kasey Kasem was the dj at our local recreation center dances. We were pretty lucky!!

 

[jmhpsu93]

Proud Gen-X'er with teenage years in the 1980s.

That's a nice normal-looking distribution we got going there, bell curve and all!

 

[pedro47]

Are today's youth still refer to as teenagers? LOL.

 

[joestein]

Are today's youth still refer to as teenagers? LOL.

now they are "lazy and spoiled" teenagers.

 

[pedro47]

now they are "lazy and spoiled" teenagers.

Right, with a cellphone in their hands 24/7.

 

[TravelTime]

Funny that every older generation thinks the current generation is lazy and spoiled. There are many historians and sociologists who have written about the Me generation, the Baby Boomers, as the most entitled generation. Based on my parents, I would tend to agree.

 

[joestein]

Funny that every older generation thinks the current generation is lazy and spoiled. There are many historians and sociologists who have written about the Me generation, the Baby Boomers, as the most entitled generation. Based on my parents, I would tend to agree.

Baby boomers.... the greediest generation whose lust for money and power knew no bounds. So much for peace and love.

 

[Mongoose]

Regardless of what the poll says the 60's had the best music.

LOL, Being a genXer I like the 60's, 70's and 80's. But the current music..... "Geeze these kids these days and what they listen to..."

 

[Mongoose]

Baby boomers.... the greediest generation whose lust for money and power knew no bounds. So much for peace and love.

I'm not sure that is true and there are certainly no absolutes. I am also not a fan of generalizations. Every generation suffers from the same flaws in human nature. I do think that our culture follows a pattern were cultural aspects like greed, work ethic, honesty, etc. ebbs and flows. My personal opinion is if a generation grows up with adversity and they work to overcome it, they then (generalization here don't beat me up) tend to spoil their kids and that generation might not have the same work ethic, resulting in the cycle of adversity, prosperity, decline, adversity.

 

[jamacson]

I was a teenager during the 1980's, back when Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson dominated the music charts.