Wednesday, June 3, 2009

the kids of then and now you compare

Explain to me how kids today can say they are bored. When we were younger, I dont remember having even close to what my kids have and I dont remember being bored all the time. I decided to do a little comparing just for the fun of it. Im going to tell you what they have, then I will tell you what I had I think this will be fun.
WHAT THEY HAVE WHAT I HAD

DIGITAL CABLE NOW THATS MAKE SURE THE ANTENNA IS IN
ALOT OF CHANNELS, CANT TELL U THE RIGHT SPOT U MIGHT HAVE
HOW MANY GOT 4 CHANNELS IF U WERE LUCKY

VIDEO GAMES, GAME SYSTEMS I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE GOT OUR
PLAYSTATIONS 1 2 AND 3, GAMEBOYS, ETC FIRST VIDEO GAME SYSTEM 2 WEEKS BEFORE OUR FIRE

INTERNET/COMPUTER DID WE EVEN HAVE THEM

SWIMMING POOL NICE POND WAY BACK IN THE
WOODS OR THE SWIMMING HOLES

HOT TUB NICE HOT BATH IF YOUR LUCKY

AMUSEMENT PARKS YEAH RIGHT, I REMEMBER
CLIMBING ON TOP OF THE
GARAGE AND JUMPING INTO
BOXES OF CLOTHES

SNOW DAYS FROM SCHOOL WE COULDNT GET OUT THE
THEY GET THEM FOR NO REASON THE DOOR THE SNOW WAS
SOMETIMES AND HALF DAYS TOO DEEP, WE SHOULD CANCEL
SCHOOL, I DONT THINK WE HAD
HALF DAYS U JUST WENT

FAST FOOD MCDONALDS, BURGERKING ETC GRAB A SANDWICH WE DIDNT
HAVE THEM I DONT THINK

I WILL SAY THAT EVERYONE PROBABLY HAS ALOT MORE, TELL ME SOME THAT COME TO YOUR MIND. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I DID HAVE A 3 WHEELER WHEN I WAS A KID AND MY KIDS DONT HAVE THAT. BUT WE ALSO LIVE IN THE CITY NOW AND WHEN I GREW UP I WAS IN THE COUNTRY, THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET ANYWHERE SOMETIMES. ANOTHER THING THAT I DIDNT ADD TO THE LIST BUT WILL PUT HERE IS SCHOOL. MY KIDS GO TO A SCHOOL WITH I CANT EVEN TELL YOU HOW MANY KIDS IN IT. THE GRADUATING CLASSES ARE IN THE HUNDREDS. I WENT TO A SCHOOL THAT WAS UNDER 1000 STUDENTS AND IT WAS K-12 MY GRADUATING CLASS WAS AROUND 46. HOPE U ENJOYED THIS AND REMEMBER IF U COME UP WITH SOME, LET ME KNOW.

2 comments:

  1. heres one .....THEM: downloading music straight to your iPod and having access to millions of songs to listen to ..... US: waiting for hours next to the radio praying the DJ would play our favorite song so we could record it with our tape player ... all the while the DJ is either talking over the beginning, you miss part of it, or someone walks in the room and talks or makes noise.

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  2. Heres one hundreds and hundreds of toys that never were around..i pod Mp3 players cds lol dvds lol

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