How old is Grandma? Stay with this -- the answer
is at the end -- it will blow you away.
One evening in 2003 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 was no radar, 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 I, 'Sir' - and after I turned 25, I still called
policemen and every man with a title, "Sir.' This was before gay-rights,
computer-dating, dual careers, day care 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.
Timesharing meant time the family spent together
in the evenings and we never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric
typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings. Long hair meant classical music.
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.
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 woman 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 59 years old! Born in
1944.
Charles Mims
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