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     So this week I talked to my Aunt Martha who is in her early forties. While discussing her time in her twenties, many funny stories came up about my mom and her getting into all of this trouble. She explained to me that when she was twenty she was expected to have a job, come home to her parents house and be respectful and courteous. She was to make sure her room was tidy, her shoes were never left in the living room and also she was very clear that her father was very strict on clothing. If my grandpa saw my aunt or my mom come out of their room in "short shorts" he would tell them to turn around and put more clothes on. Some of her goals were to move out of her parents house, get a good paying job, and get married. She got married at a young age to a man she thought she was going to spend the rest of her life with, but ultimately things did not work out as she was expecting. Her ex husband and her had 2 boys and a boy who are now e 17, 12, and 10 years of age. She now works two jobs as a gym instructor and is happy with her life.
     The second person I talked to this week was my Uncle Rich, who is in his early sixties. Uncle Rich is related to me on my moms side as well. He is the husband of my eldest Aunt Mandy. Uncle Rich explained to me that when he was in his twenties the war was the key thing that was talked about. Everyone was hung up on the idea of nationalism and the cold war. The goals he held for himself were to enroll in school and be a full time student. He attended the University of Southern California and graduated. I find him to be one of the most intelligent men i know. He depicted amazing stories of the Cold war on T.V and the news casts that followed. Attitudes were very nationalistic, if you weren't "Pro America" you were seen as the enemy.
    Things that i noticed that were different between my aunt and uncles stories is that in seems like when my aunt was 20 there was no force of war upon her, where as for my uncle times were a lot different. My aunt had mentioned the Cold war, but she was not as focused on it as much as it was in the 50's.  I find that while the generations grew older the thing that changed them was the Peace movement. This was a time of free spirited people and the introduction of many narcotics. The idea of peace from war spread like rapid fire and soon after that the 70-80s allowed the introduction of new music as well.