15 Things Only the Parents in the 1980s Will Remember

4. You knew everything your kid was reading or listening to.

There was no need to search anybody’s browsing history in the ’80s. If you wanted details on your child’s media diet, all you had to do was check their bookshelf (or under their mattress). You could skim the song titles on every cassette and the table of contents in every magazine and instantly get an overview of how pop culture was shaping them.