Back in My Day...

New phrases like "Tweet Me" and "Text Me" have been added this year

...if someone said to me "Tweet me", I'd press charges.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day people actually used pagers, and it wasn't just doctors.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day computer screens were black with green letters.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day we actually used phonebooks. We also memorized people's phone numbers. And back in my day you didn't know who was calling you.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day a floppy disk actually was floppy. And it was 5 inches. Even more to the point, back in my day we actually used disks. 5 inch floppy disks, 3 inch floppy disks, zip disks.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day we used a card catalog to find books in the library.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day we actually used payphones. It used to cost a quarter and I was incredulous when it went up to 35 cents. There was even an urban legend about people placing needles contaminated with HIV-infected blood into the coin slot of payphones. I totally fell for it as a kid and was scared to put my hand in there.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day I actually had to load film into my camera. I could only take 24 pictures at a time, and I couldn't see what I took a picture of until I got it developed.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day you couldn't use the internet and the phone at the same time. Your internet connection was cut every time mom unknowingly picked up the phone.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day there were less marshmallow shapes in Lucky Charms.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day one of the only computer games we had was Oregon Trail. And the graphics were mind-blowing.

Kids These Days Have It So Easy: A Series

Back in my day we had to peel off the sides of printer paper.