Hacker News with Generative AI: Childhood

Where Does the Magic Go as We Grow Older? (2020) (medium.com)
It is hard to say when I stopped building blanket forts for my own amusement. It is even harder to pinpoint why I stopped.

Childhood, Personal Growth, Nostalgia

18 points by yamrzou 11 days ago | 22 comments

We All Scream for Ice Cream (thecookscook.com)
One of the happiest memories of my childhood is hearing the tinkling melody of the Good Humor ice cream truck coming down our block.

Food, Nostalgia, Childhood

36 points by mooreds 11 days ago | 32 comments

The truth about latchkey kids (nevermindgenx.substack.com)
Gen Xers like to boast about being left unsupervised after school. But there was a grim side to it that has left many determined not to repeat the sins of their parents.

Parenting, Generation X, Childhood, Social Commentary

30 points by paulpauper 15 days ago | 32 comments

Ask HN: What book had a big impact on you as a child or teenager? (ycombinator.com)
I grew up in a house full of books that shaped my interests. I have two young children and I'm building up a library for them. I'm curious to know what books stood out in your childhoods?

Books, Childhood, Reading, Influence, Parenting

77 points by pjacotg 46 days ago | 154 comments

Being Raised by the Internet (jimmyhmiller.github.io)
I grew up relatively poor. I was fortunate enough to have a roof over my head, clean water, electricity, a computer, internet, and cable tv. But food was often harder to come by. This may seem like a contradiction, but when your mom has left to marry her uncle and your dad has schizophrenia, you aren’t really in charge of how the money is spent.

Childhood, Poverty, Technology, Internet

15 points by jimmyhmiller 58 days ago | 2 comments

Early Scenes: Remembering a Childhood in the South Bronx (newyorker.com)

Childhood, New York, South Bronx, Memoir

11 points by benbreen 87 days ago | 2 comments

Tomato nostalgia as I relive my Croatian island childhood (croatiaweek.com)

Nostalgia, Travel, Croatia, Childhood

186 points by gascoigne 109 days ago | 212 comments

What adults lost when kids stopped playing in the street (theatlantic.com)

Childhood, Urban Planning, Social Change

95 points by jseliger 114 days ago | 107 comments

Centuries of Childhood (resobscura.substack.com)