We all used to be kids, althoguh sometimes we forget. And as kids, we experienced a pretty different than kids today. The rules are different, the technology is different and the world is different. Here are just a few of the fundemental differences between our generation and this one. |
Talking to your friends after school when you were a kid: |
Kids talking to their friends now: |
Concert audiences when you were a kid: no cell phones |
Concert audiences now: |
Taking pictures when you were a kid: |
Kids taking pictures today: |
You writing an essay as a kid: |
Kids writing an essay today: |
When your mom told you to go play outside: |
When Mom tells kids to play outside today: |
Watching a movie when you were a kid: |
Kids watching a movie now: |
Making friends when you were a kid: |
Kids making friends today: |
Long car rides when you were a kid: playing “I Spy.” |
Long car rides for kids today: |
Halloween costumes when you were a kid: |
Halloween costumes today: |
When one of your parents left to go to the store: off the grid |
Today: Never off the grid. |
Reading comics when you were a kid: |
Kids reading comics today: |
Free time for you: |
Free time for kids now: |
Submitted by: Alan J.
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