And then the worst happens you find yourself saying things like - when I was a kid. When I was a kid there was no cartoon network or nickolodeon. No 24 hours of cartoons. When I was a kid we had to call our mom collect from the YMCA or the movies to come and pick us up - no cell phones. When I was a kid we didn't even have CD's or dvd's. And yes we played monopoly with pretend paper money - back in the old days.

I had attended that show,  "Body Worlds"  and it was made clear to everyone that no pictures were to be taken.

Now pictures have crept up on different sites, obviously some took pics anyway,  with the cellphones!

I think it's a shame kids have to have cellphones, Ipods, and most technology, instead of getting outside and participating in life.  It seems like the internet and other things have taken the place of going to the local malt shop, dancing....everything changes.

Locomama
~~And then the worst happens you find yourself saying things like - when I was a kid. When I was a kid there was no cartoon network or nickolodeon. No 24 hours of cartoons. When I was a kid we had to call our mom collect from the YMCA or the movies to come and pick us up - no cell phones. When I was a kid we didn't even have CD's or dvd's. And yes we played monopoly with pretend paper money - back in the old days.~~

I find myself saying that, too. It makes me feel my age.
Kids nowadays even think a VCR is ancient. Students in my class were shocked several years ago when I told them I didn't own a DVD player...it was pretty funny and kinda sad, too (I own one now, btw).

Trudy
~~I think it's a shame kids have to have cellphones, Ipods, and most technology, instead of getting outside and participating in life. It seems like the internet and other things have taken the place of going to the local malt shop, dancing....everything changes.~~

I actually Do think technology is great...I look forward to all the advancements of it and what it will lead us to. However, I know what you mean. It seems as if there is no simplicity anymore.

I remember my daughter (now 23) getting very mad when she was told she would have to erase her Graphing Calculator (it did more than just calculate) if she wanted to bring it to a test.  We had slide rules when I was her age!  No need to erase them (then they would have been useless. )

It is amazing when I think about how technology has changed in my life time.

When I was a kid we had land line phones, no wireless...three channels on tv...abc,nbc,cbs....and I even had a black and white tv! hahahahahaha.

My kids have never even seen one.

There were no VCR's and the biggest piece of electronic equipment in our living room was the stereo...it was huge! With a record player sitting on the top.

Living large!

Dr.G
~~I remember my daughter (now 23) getting very mad when she was told she would have to erase her Graphing Calculator (it did more than just calculate) if she wanted to bring it to a test. We had slide rules when I was her age! No need to erase them (then they would have been useless. ~~

I remember graphing calculators in school, but I bet even those are more tech savvy now.

Tova
~~...and the biggest piece of electronic equipment in our living room was the stereo...it was huge! With a record player sitting on the top. Living large!~~

We had one of those, too. It was the focal point of the living room...I thought it was the coolest thing!

I love technology and can hardly wait to see what is coming next. I think I've embraced it because I grew up a fan of such television shows as Star Trek. Seeing things like compact discs capable of storing large amounts of data and mobile phones which look very much like the Trek communicators excite me.

I read something recently about kids in an Australian school who had been caught cheating using mobile phone to text each other messages. Sure beats writing the answers out on the palm of one's hand, don't it?

Sure beats writing the answers out on the palm of one's hand, don't it?

Or on the bottom of your shoe? I've heard. I wouldn't do something like that. I was a good girl, really!