Hoppy And UnhoppyTraditions (MyLot Exclusive #1570)

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“Oh, carrots are divine, you get a dozen for a dime, it's maaaa-gic!” - ----- Bugs Bunny It'd Easter Eve here in the Neon Fun Jungle and that means many people are going home and/or just getting together with family. This triggers a lot of nostalgic feelings and that's why we're going to take a look at "35 Traditions We Have Lost to Our Grandparents' Era ((Article Linked Below))." Well, we aren't going to look at all 35 of them because my Editors' are very picky about length. They don't want it too long or too short. Thus, I will pick a few of them and tell you whether or not I think we are better off without them. Let's start with #5, Sewing and Knitting. First of all, this tradition is hardly lost. I remember when every house had a sewing machine, my grandma even had an old treadle-powered one ((No electricity needed)) and while it is no longer that common, there is currently no shortage of people who sew and knit their own clothes. At least some of them. Secondly, was it it better when far more people were sewing far more of their clothes? No, it basically had no effect on quality of life. Do it, if you enjoy sewing, do it, but don't waste any time lamenting it as a lost tradition. I could say most of the very same things about #6, Community Dances. They were great for people who liked dancing. If you don't like dancing, it's no loss. Number 7, Going to the Drive-In, is a little different, but not much. Seeing a movie, or movies, because it was almost always more than one at the Drive-In was fun but you can still do it. There are around 300 Drive-Ins in America. They are especially good for people who want to ' git Jiggy wit It' but don't have any other private place to go to. And yes, it can be done in a car. Number 2, Sunday FamilyDinner, is an easy one to dispense with because it is what many of you are going you will be subjected to tomorrow. If you enjoy that sort of thing, go ahead and mourn the loss of that weekly tradition and keep in mind that you can still do it every week if you really want to. You could even add a Sunday Drive ((#23)). If you don't enjoy it, be thankful it is now limited to a few holidays. In summation, very few of the "lost" traditions on that list can't be experienced today ((Door-To-Door Salesmen and Milkmen are two notable exceptions)) but if you really want home milk delivery, Instacart will do it for you. You won't get a dedicated Milkman driving a cool truck but the end result will be the same. You can still handwrite letters if you want to ((Just because no one does it anymore because email is far faster, cheaper and better doesn't make it extinct)). Likewise, you can still wash clothes by hand if you want to because all the necessary technology is still easily available. And some people still use clotheslines to dry clothes. My favorite is that you can still listen to old radio shows with family and friends, you can still do it with YouTube. On your schedule, with none of the annoying static that was part of AM radio listening experience. Same thing with old TV shows, which you can also get on your TV via numerous streaming services. The final score is: Not much has really been lost. And a lot of what we have preserved is even better now than it was then. In many ways, I still like the past far more than the present because it's a lot more interesting. I would love to have things like Vaudeville come back but I don't want to go back to hand washing clothes or give up email. I'm just not afraid to admit when the present improves things. ************** 35 Traditions We Have Lost to Our Grandparents' Era Story by Lifestylogy 4h