Funny article about babies born in 2011 (playing, child, grandma, music)

[DewDropInn]

I can remember my dad taking the back off the TV set, getting the tubes out, then going with him to the Owl drugstore to test the tubes on their machine. When I sold his house there was a box of old tubes in the garage. If somebody's 1959 Silvertone TV died he was going to be the man to see.

There is a thread about children's chairs. I was going to say "Plop their bottoms on a phone book. Or a Sears catalog." Then I remembered both are gone with the wind.

[no kudzu]

and it was uphill both ways.......................

[plwhit]

I remember I was watching a B&W Humphrey Bogart movie and my son telling me the TV was broke because there was no color.....

Things the article didn't talk about:

~ The doctor making a house call
~ Milk being delivered to our front door, the bottles put in a small metal box
~ A guy pulling a cart in the street offering to sharpen knives
~ The Dept. of Sanitation guy sweeping the street
~ Sitting on my grandpa's lap listening to the Lone Ranger on the radio
~ Looking forward to the Sunday funnies in the paper reading the Dick Tracy strip

Simpler times my kids will never experience........

[Amelorn]

I'll add to that list:

~Family dinners uninterrupted by some beeping device.

~A parent that can give full and undivided attention. Janice from Accounting will be demanding that memo when you're pulling that chicken from the oven...or rather taking the Sweet and Sour chicken from the container

~Friends who can carry a conversation. My own friends sit together upon an xbox or their computers not speaking to each other watching youtube videos. I shudder at what the 20/21 year olds of 2030 will be like.

~Privacy and discretion. EG-some jackass friend photographs you doing something stupid and you're humiliated. Before the union of facebook and digital cameras, those youthful transgressions would remain within a closed circle and/or be forgotten.

[Mrs. Skeffington]

Originally Posted by Amelorn

I'll add to that list:

~Family dinners uninterrupted by some beeping device.

~A parent that can give full and undivided attention. Janice from Accounting will be demanding that memo when you're pulling that chicken from the oven...or rather taking the Sweet and Sour chicken from the container

~Friends who can carry a conversation. My own friends sit together upon an xbox or their computers not speaking to each other watching youtube videos. I shudder at what the 20/21 year olds of 2030 will be like.

~Privacy and discretion. EG-some jackass friend photographs you doing something stupid and you're humiliated. Before the union of facebook and digital cameras, those youthful transgressions would remain within a closed circle and/or be forgotten.

Ditto, especially to your first two points. Imagine being on an electronic leash to your job 24/7, and chained to a computer. Never being able to tune out humanity. I remember the main reason for our getting that first answering machine in the late 80's -to avoid talking to people when we didn't want to, and most of all, to AVOID CALLS FROM WORK ON OUR DAYS OFF. I don't and won't carry a cell phone - there's nobody I NEED or WANT to be in communication with at all times (except my kids, and they know where to find me if they have to). I mean, what is so gawl darned important that you have to be talking or texting to someone every 5 minutes?

I don't think I envy these kids.

[ben86]

Wow, I'm not even 25 yet but suddenly feel so old...another thing which may or may not have been in the list is tangible photos on actual photo paper. I was looking at photo albums at my parents' house over Christmas and it just hid me how their massive collection suddenly stopped around 1998.

[Beans&Cornbread]

Originally Posted by Amelorn

~Friends who can carry a conversation. My own friends sit together upon an xbox or their computers not speaking to each other watching youtube videos. I shudder at what the 20/21 year olds of 2030 will be like.

Amelorn - I have visions that when my kids get older, they'll make plans to "get together" or "hang out" and it'll be about going home and logging onto the computer.

[stan4]

I disagree with some...

Watches - they will still be status symbols, jewelry, and for many people who don't want to look at their phones, timepieces.

Paper maps - somehow, I don't think they are going anywhere. You'd be an idiot not to have one in case of technology failure.

Hand-written letters - I hope that my kids have the sense and the courtesy to send hand-written thank you notes, etc. It's just classy.

Talking to one person at a time - Are you serious?!! This multi-tasking conversation never needs to be the norm. It's the height of rudeness.

[Beans&Cornbread]

Originally Posted by Amelorn

~Privacy and discretion. EG-some jackass friend photographs you doing something stupid and you're humiliated. Before the union of facebook and digital cameras, those youthful transgressions would remain within a closed circle and/or be forgotten.

This one scares the bejeezus outta me. Honestly, I start thinking of the implications of social networking and media on my kids and some nights I can't go back to sleep!

[Beans&Cornbread]

My son is embarrassed by me bc I don't have the GPS in our car. When I'm taxiing him and his friends around and I need directions - I pull out my Thomas Guide. (well...to be real honest, it's usually after trying to find my own way for about 20 min...). That's right - I said it! I pull on over and start flippin'.

I try to tell him that it is critical to be a good navigator - that he needs to learn how to read a map or develop his sense of direction. I mean - he may be out in the middle of somewhere or in a strange city and he won't be in his car with the trusty GPS device! He just rolls his eyes and says, Daddy - GPS is on your phone now! Oh, ok...nevermind.

But seriously, I will never get this GPS. I was tellin' someone that the only way I'll get GPS is if it can tell me when someone who owes me money is nearby - and they have cash! Or - if it can alert me: hey Buddy, you may not want to stop here now...so and so is there.