Things our kids can't imagine...

[Gumbo4x4]

Wow, I got in a HUGE amount of trouble, back in 1980, for bringing a Swiss Army knife to school (Ontario, Canada, public school, Grade 3). I just wanted to sit and work on carving a stick I had, but some kid spotted me with the knife and went running to the teacher screaming. The teacher lectured me about bringing a "weapon" to school, took away my knife, and I spend the rest of the next few days with a pack of my classmates following me around chanting gleefully, "Killer! Killer! Who were were you gonna kill, killer!?"

Sigh... Not actually the worst memory I have of elementary school, though.

In 1985, we still took guns to school (not INTO the school) with no repercussions here. It was a pretty Mayberry kind of existence

 

[moniqueand2]

Only buying fruits and vegetables "in season."

 

[Mizzoufan]

OP fun thread

Saying the Pledge every morning and a prayer before class each day
Having a Christmas play at school/party each year at school
homemade snacks at school parties
taking chalkboard erasers out to clean.
door to door salesmen
neighborhood block parties
walkmans
not having to wear seat belts or bike helmets or pads.
riding in the back of the family station wagon. Feeling super cool lol
joys of old math.

 

[MSLRAC]

As a teacher, I'll say chalk boards, overhead projectors, film strips, and crank pencil sharpeners.

 

[scrhsa]

I can only imagine what my mother would have said if I had told her I "didn't like reheated food.". LOL. I didn't get away with that and neither do my kids. They do moan about leftovers and I tell them if they want to start paying the grocery bill they are welcome to throw out perfectly good food. Conversation over. I don't allow for picky eaters.

I usually tell my girls "good, more for me, now go fend for yourself" ( They are older..18 and 21...when they were little they had no choice ) With my Mom, she cooked so good we could never tell it was reheated!! Except the Kraft macaroni and cheese...egads that was bad

 

[macraven]

Redeeming green stamps

 

[CdnCarrie]

I usually tell my girls "good, more for me, now go fend for yourself" ( They are older..18 and 21...when they were little they had no choice ) With my Mom, she cooked so good we could never tell it was reheated!! Except the Kraft macaroni and cheese...egads that was bad

Now they are older I tell them to go make KD or a sandwich. But I still lecture them about wasting food. Just because I can and to make it stick. i hate wasting food.

 

[AppleDumpling]

Only buying fruits and vegetables "in season."

Yes. After my grandparents moved to Florida, they would sometimes visit at Christmastime and bring us a big sack of oranges, which was a real special treat. Now you can buy just about anything year round (though you may pay more for it out of season.)

And since when did watermelon become always seedless? I don't think you can even get it with seeds anymore. LOL, we used to like having a contest to see who could spit the farthest.

 

[jevs]

The teen that lives here can't imagine that I know more than him.

 

[CdnCarrie]

Not sure if this is more Canadian or not but big department stores.

We have lost Eaton's. Now both the Bay and Sears are faltering. Not sure what the equivalent is down south off hand.

Eaton's and the Bay were both big 6-7 storied department stores with everything from groceries to furniture to travel agents. Kids these days only know the suburban malls.

 

[hereyago]

Even though some fast food places existed, you still may have only gone out to one once a month as a treat instead of several times a week of eating out as some families do

Not being able to do shopping, etc on Sundays except attend church due to Blue Laws.
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Calling the radio stations and doing song request and dedicating it to your boo,lol. Making mixed tapes.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

As a teacher, I'll say chalk boards, overhead projectors, film strips, and crank pencil sharpeners.

SERIOUSLY.... There are no chalkboards anymore???

MG

 

[Gumbo4x4]

OP fun thread

Saying the Pledge every morning and a prayer before class each day
Having a Christmas play at school/party each year at school
homemade snacks at school parties
taking chalkboard erasers out to clean.
door to door salesmen
neighborhood block parties
walkmans
not having to wear seat belts or bike helmets or pads.
riding in the back of the family station wagon. Feeling super cool lol
joys of old math.

My kids still say the pledge & have Christmas parties, no to the rest.



Riding in the back of a pickup truck.

 

[hereyago]

[QUOTE="Gumbo4x4, post: 57216308, member: 413844



Riding in the back of a pickup truck.[/QUOTE]


Omg yes!

Or better yet be 14 without a drivers license and driving the pick up without parent to country store and to buy the parent some cigarettes.

 

[Mickeynutty]

Riding in the car with all the windows down in the summer - no A/C. And then, running out to roll them up when a thunderstorm popped up!

 

[Wendy31]

I can only imagine what my mother would have said if I had told her I "didn't like reheated food.". LOL. I didn't get away with that and neither do my kids. They do moan about leftovers and I tell them if they want to start paying the grocery bill they are welcome to throw out perfectly good food. Conversation over.

So basically to add to the thread

Never hearing - Eat what you're served or go hungry.

I have awful memories of being made to sit at the dinner table until I finished my green peas. To this day, I still hate green peas.

I would get the "there are starving children in Ethiopia who would love to eat that" lecture.

OP fun thread

Saying the Pledge every morning and a prayer before class each day
Having a Christmas play at school/party each year at school
homemade snacks at school parties
taking chalkboard erasers out to clean.
door to door salesmen
neighborhood block parties
walkmans
not having to wear seat belts or bike helmets or pads.
riding in the back of the family station wagon. Feeling super cool lol
joys of old math.

Yes! The chalkboard erasers! In elementary, we had different daily jobs as students, & taking out the erasers out to clean was one of them!

And I remember riding in the back of station wagons on various school field trips. I went to a private school which didn't have a bus, &, for field trips, in addition to the school van, different moms would drive.

And the school had a baseball coach who would let some of his team ride in the back of his pickup truck to games.

As a teacher, I'll say chalk boards, overhead projectors, film strips, and crank pencil sharpeners.

And the overhead projectors! We had a teacher that did all her notes on the projector.

And movie day at school w/ the old projectors that used film reels! The first time I saw "Ol' Yeller" was on a film projector.

Also...

* All the different "animal doing tricks" kind of shows at places like Sea World & at other animal parks. I remember the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine used to have an alligator wrestling show.

* Watching reruns in the summer

* Going to the arcade at the mall & playing video games like Pac-Man

 

[CdnCarrie]

I have awful memories of being made to sit at the dinner table until I finished my green peas. To this day, I still hate green peas.

I would get the "there are starving children in Ethiopia who would love to eat that" lecture.




Also...

* All the different "animal doing tricks" kind of shows at places like Sea World & at other animal parks. I remember the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine used to have an alligator wrestling show.

* Watching reruns in the summer

* Going to the arcade at the mall & playing video games like Pac-Man

I don't make my kids eat certain foods if they really despise them. Like my one really hates seafood. Besides that he's not picky. Just really doesn't like seafood.
The other is picky about veggies - only likes certain ones. As long as he eats veggies daily I'm okay if he only eats the ones he likes. No skin off my nose if he eats cauliflower rather than peas. If I make a veggie he doesn't like he fills in with salad or raw carrots.
Leftovers of something they like. Nope. Not wasting it.

Don't they still do the animal show at Universal?

 

[tvguy]

Cell phones work everywhere in our hospital except the basement. Kicker is she's an outpatient nurse so she's rarely in the hospital and never in the basement. lol. Our surgeons only carry iPhones that are reimbursed by the hospital.

That would make the difference. Cell phones (and police and fire 2 way radios) are pretty useless in hospitals, which is why every ambulance and fire truck has an assigned pager.

 

[CdnCarrie]

That would make the difference. Cell phones (and police and fire 2 way radios) are pretty useless in hospitals, which is why every ambulance and fire truck has an assigned pager.

I work in a hospital setting and use my cell phone all the time.

 

[AppleDumpling]

Sorry but I hate it when people exaggerate like this. My kids and most all that I know can ride their bikes everywhere. Just because people you happen to know don't allow this does not mean it happens everywhere. I don't know anyone who chaperones their kids at every turn.
My kids have very similar freedom as I did.

What is different are more mothers working out of the home and more single parent families. This is resulting in more children being in daycare/before and after care programs. So kids aren't at home to play outside as much.

True, but it depends on where you live and how old the kids are, as well as some other factors. I would say kids are generally less independent until older ages, compared to my generation.

For example, when I was in kindergarten, I walked several blocks to school (in the suburbs) with a friend the same age. I doubt two 5-year-olds would be allowed to walk alone now. Around here, very few elementary school kids walk at all. Most ride the bus or are dropped off by parents. And for those that take the bus, for grades K-2 the school requires a parent to meet their child at the bus stop.

It also helps that most kids have a cell phone by the age of ten. IMO, it gives parents peace of mind knowing they can get in touch with their kids at any time.