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How old is Grandma??? (wisdom)

steph

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One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current
events.
The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings
at
schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandma replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:

' television

' penicillin

' polio shots

' frozen foods

' Xerox

' contact lenses

' Frisbees and

' the pill

There were no:

' credit cards

' laser beams or

' ball-point pens

Man had not invented:

' pantyhose

' air conditioners

' dishwashers

' clothes dryers

' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and

' man hadn't yet walked on the moon

Your Grandfather and I got married first, . . . and then lived
together.

Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir".

And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a
title,
"Sir."

We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare
centers,
and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and
common
sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to
stand
up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a
bigger
privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening
breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and
weekends-not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters,
yogurt,
or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches
on
our radios.

And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to
Tommy
Dorsey.

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and
10
cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were
all a
nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on
enough
stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who could afford
one?
Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day:

' "grass" was mowed,

' "coke" was a cold drink,

' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and

' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.

' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,

' " chip" meant a piece of wood,

' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and

' "software" wasn't even a word.

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed
a
husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old and confused" and
say
there is a generation gap... and how old do you think I am?

I bet you have this old lady in mind...you are in for a shock!

Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at
the
same time.

This Woman would be only 58 years old!
 
Dear lord.

I'm 57, and remember all of that. I guess I'm old.
But in some ways I always was, while in other ways I never will be.

Mastertank1

We who play and dance are thought mad by they who hear no music.
 
WOW! Thats wild! I cant remember NOT having CD's or a computer! :bouncybou
 
Aw, Grandma, pipe down while I change your adult disposable diapers, which they also didn't have 'back then'. Shoot, the car accident you were in before they had seatbelts and effective antibiotics for the resulting cranial infection has really affected your mind. Tommy Dorsey never recorded "Gloomy Sunday", so of course people weren't killing themselves to his music, that was the realm of Artie Shaw and Billie Holiday. Mom says you're just cranky because sexual abuse wasn't reported back then since it was a reflection on the female so you're still holding a grudge toward the Freemason that lived next door. Or maybe you are still dealing with the issues of when your older sister was killed and eaten by Albert Fish, or your younger one was burnt up in her non-flame retardant pajamas when the home movie projector caught fire from the nitrate stock of the film ya'll were watching of the neighborhood cross burnings. Speaking of the family, if you'd lived with grandpa before you'd married him, you would have known about his wifebeating tendencies, huh, and you wouldn't be in that lightweight and easily mobile electric scooter that Medicare paid for, while teaching to your children that abuse is normal in the home, passing it on to mom & her to me. Dang, you & grandpa weren't living on a farm - did you really have to have 8 kids that you couldn't give proper attention to? That time you spent in the Japanese internment camp in California sure has made you bitter. A little group therapy would probably do you some good - you're lucky that Titicutt was shut down by the state or we'd put you there now!
 
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Good post steph. I'm in my 50's, and a lot of that applied to me.

Oddjob has made a good point, though. The technical advances and a lot of the social changes were for the better (IMO).
 
I'm 25, and I've discovered that being born in the early 1980s, I'm basically from the last generation that actually gained self-awareness when the Cold War was still going on, and before the internet, email, etc were common household fixtures. It's weird sometimes to talk to someone who's only a few years younger than me, and for them, this stuff was 'just always there'.
 
If she's 58 and her and her grandson are talking about current events, that's gotta be one young mother!
 
My parents are in there 70's and remember the Great Depression. A mentality they've passed on to me.
 
im 51 and remember most of that stuff anyway thanks steph nice post
 
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