What's something no longer available that you wish the younger generations could experience?

Oh, very true! I grew up with the earning system. If I wanted it I had to earn it in one way or another. If my parents or grandparents didn't think I did a good enough job I either didn't get what I wanted or I got the item taken away. If we sat in front of the tv for too long then they found something else for us to do. We were encouraged to go outside or be roped into something like cleaning or helping repair things.

I LOVED the rotary dial phone my grandparents had. Actually, I ended up breaking it somehow and got yelled at for it. I feel like that's a good rule to have though, about cheering everyone on or none at all. You see the theme on lots of shows of parents getting over zealous with their kids sports teams and thinking their kid is the best at the sport / railing against the other kids even on the same team.

@DaddyEvil Funny you should mention youtube. I think it was there that I found a video of an Irish father trying to teach his son how to vacuum. I feel like it was more of a prank because what kid doesn't know how to use a plug?

@ScribbledAdNauseum I watched a YouTube video where two 13 year old boys were trying to figure out how to use one. It was hilarious! I can see how it could happen but it was sad to see how much the girl wanted someone, anyone, to cheer for them.

@ScribbledAdNauseum Before, people all took care of children.

@marguicha This is true. I've heard stories of this before and my own grandmother took care of her younger siblings and the house while her parents worked. Families were much closer then.

Yes, it was the same with us. Drivers also honked and slowed down to give us time to move out of the way. Now we can't trust that drivers will do this.

@ScribbledAdNauseum Wow sounds like my friends parents.

@Tina30219 I can only remember once or twice when I didn't come home when she yelled.

My mom just screamed. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMBBBBEEEERRRRR" I got a whooping if I wasn't home within five minutes. She also wanted me to scream back that i was on my way home.

I was taught those same things. We had a piggy bank and we were taught how to roll our change. If we were inside for too long we were roped into doing chores.

I saw a meme a few years ago where a kid took a chair outside, popped off the screen to his window and fed his game controller through the window to "play outside"

@CarolDM That would have gotten me a spanking and grounded.

@ScribbledAdNauseum Does not surprise me one bit.

@ScribbledAdNauseum Poor bunnies pretty sure that she never meant to do that just coincidence and its really good she was able to nurse them back to health.

@lovinangelsinstead21 I was outside with her when it happened. We were both startled and she had me run into the house and call my aunt right away. My aunt came to get the bunnies and they lived many years with her.

Oh that sounds beautiful! My grandmother once dug a hole in her garden and nearly killed a family of bunnies by accident. My aunt took them from her and brought them back to health.

My brother still got to do more things than my sister and I ever were allowed, but we had more leniency than what the kids these days do. I understand that though because the world is a scary place now. I wasn't sheltered per se, but there were some things I wasn't allowed to do because of my epilepsy. My mom was disabled and there were some responsibility things I had to learn based on that. Like when my mom screamed for me, I had to scream back that I was on my way so she wouldn't worry / feel the need to get her scooter out and come looking for me.

@ScribbledAdNauseum I understand. I mean some disabilities do come with limitations and expectations. Being disabled all my life, I knew that from a young age. I was thought to keep my expectations realistic based on what I could and could not do. I was always adjusting and adapting to every little thing I did. Sure, as a teenager, I gained some freedoms. But, my household wasn't exactly a good one. Sure my parents loved me and for that, my siblings were jealous. I know an odd concept, isn't it? But, despite this... I was thought respect for my elders. My blindness was no excuse not to try to look at someone when they spoke to me. Or to be polite when dealing with people. Some kids today just don't. I hear about doctors complaining about obesidity going up, but kids are encouraged to stay inside. We don't have organizations anymore like we used to to mentor these kids. Or, if we do they aren't being used to their fullest. Often kids don't have a safe place to go. And, in this last year, that's become more true. Kids today lack conversation skills because they are getting technology earlier and earlier. I've adapted to it, but I also remember the most exciting technology was cordless phones and digital answering machines.

Throwing the phone across the room just doesn't feel the same, does it? II remember slamming the phone down too and it was just cathartic.

@ScribbledAdNauseum I do use a flip-phone, though; so there is that little 'slam'

True! There's so much fun they could be having outdoors, but most are indoors playing games about being outdoors. It makes little sense to me.

Very true! Even with a lot of kids having cell phones, you just can't be too careful now.

There are some very strange music genres out there now. I love a mix of music, including some from the 60s & 70s. My nephew played some of the music he liked for me one day and I just didn't understand how he liked it. The background music was too squeaky (is the best way I can describe it) and the lyrics made little to no sense to me.

@LindaOHio You can't listen to it at home? Like on youtube or Iheartradio.com?

@ScribbledAdNauseum Whenever we're away from home we listen to the Oldies station (60s and 70s music).

Right? So many kids aren't spending a lot of time outside anymore. They are all about their tablets / phones etc.

@MommyOfEli2013 I don't really like being outside that much either so I can understand that. I always treid to get my niece and nephew outdoors. I could usually manage an hour or so here and there with them, but then they'd want to be inside and on their tablets.

@ScribbledAdNauseum My son would rather be on his phone/tablet...so I understand. I also don't like to be outside these days so it is probably my fault. LOL...but he plays with toys inside if he doesn't get a device.

Is that smelling salts?

@ScribbledAdNauseum Lol Well sort of