I was 10 in 81. I would travel several miles from home playing with my friends. Bikes were a big thing. I had no computer and played D&D. I read books like Stig of the Dump, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Your favourite tv show was on once a week. I recorded music from the television or radio on a little cassette player. I had a record player. I slept in tents in friend's back gardens in the summer. I played soccer with friends until it was dark. I went swimming with friends in the sea and the swimming pool. I grew up in Belfast and encountered several nearby bombings. Children seem more afraid and unhappy now than then.