Two days ago, I celebrated my 38th birthday. It was nice enough – cake and ice cream with the family, some thoughtful gifts, and a sweet present from my little guy (well, after his father convinced him that mommy doesn’t want a train tanker car).
But as I always do when I mark another year off on the personal calendar, I started thinking about getting a year older, and what that means. Somehow, I began making these lists in my head*, so I thought I’d share them with you:
Things we didn’t have in elementary school:
- Bike helmets
- Seatbelts
- Personal computers
- Remote control tvs
- VCRs
- Audio tapes
- Microwave ovens
- Splenda
- Energy drinks
- Game consoles
Things we didn’t have in high school:
- DVDs
- MySpace
- Snowboarding
- Digital cameras
- CD players
- HDTV
- Flatscreen TVs
Things we didn’t have in college:
- Cell phones
- Laptop computers
- MP3 players
- Downloadable music
- Netflix
- Kindle
- Blu-Ray
But it wasn’t all bad. After all, there were….
Things we had in elementary school:
- Typewriters
- Video games on cassette
- Playing outside
- Public phones
- Mr. Glueman
- Ice cream trucks
- Friends next door
- Trick-or-treating alone
Things we had in high school:
- 5.25″ floppies
- Dress codes in school
- ONE best friend
- Roller skating parties
- Library card catalogues
- Parties
- Real live dates (IRL)
- Detention
- Getting grounded
Things we had in college:
- Mix tapes
- Word processor machines
- Walkmen
- Boomboxes
- Part-time jobs
- Pagers
- Shared college dorm phones
- Watches
All in all, I think we were better off when I was younger, even without the MP3 players, iPhones, and bike helmets.What about you – what did you have as a child thatkids don’t have now, or what DON’T you have now that kids have today?
*thanks to my Twitter friends who helped me think of some things for this list that I’d forgotten!
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