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Of course kids aren't doing some of these things as much, people 20 years older than you would probably say the same to you and most who grewup in the same era.Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy
Iwas born in '85 but if you were born before '88 then you will understand this.....
We are the last children...the last generation of growing up without the internet. We grew up in the 80's/early 90's....this is when kids had lives. During this era kids had no choice but to go outside because the only thing poppin inside was Nintendo/Sega or some VHS tapes. From the city to burbs we had a crew of friends and just went out and about. We went on little missions to the corner store or in the woods or whatever. We played ball in the park til it got dark or the street lights came on. We played football in the streets. We rode bikes. We knocked on doors and ran. We ate candy and looked at dirty magazines. We had school clothes and play clothes. We seen Michael Jordan play. We had trading cards. We watched cartoons on Saturdays.
We are the last children...we didn't have swag. We didn't have myspace, facebook, twitter or whatever to connect us with people who we don't give a damn about. We didn't have our JV basketball roster posted on the school website. We couldn't google anybody, anything, anywhere. We didn't download music. We didn't have thousands of pictures of ourselves.
We are the last children because we didn't a cell phone to Jr/Sr year of high school. And that phone had a green background with black text. That phone was for calling/texting/snake/tetris and chirping if you was ballin.
This is not to hate on the younger generation but I feel for you guys. We know what its like to have peace and quiet. We know what its like to knock on somebody's door and ask their parents if they were home. We know what its like to call a girl on her house phone and hope she answers before her mama do.
I feel for the younger generation because every song has a sample from a older song, every movie is a remake of an older movie or cartoon. It's really sad the lack of oringinal entertainment these days. Every shoe you guys get is a retro or fusion. I feel for you guys. Trying to bring back high top fades and 80's fashion....why? Make your own mark on history.
We are the last children. I fear that we are slowly losing touch with reality.
this isn't really about being a kid...its more about til you're 18. Teenage years count too. I've heard so many people complainabout txting...there are people that end relationships off a txt message. Trust I have a little brother that was born in 92 and we aint the same. He'snot anti-social, he plays Varsity football, has friends and everything but we aint the same man.Originally Posted by mdresident
I really don't know how true that the original statement is. I think you assume that kids don't go outside because of the technology that we have now. But the only major difference is the internet. I stay seeing kids outside, on bikes, and doing the same crap we did as children.
LOL no buddy u count as the new generation lolOriginally Posted by Julian Wright
I was born in 91 and growing up, my situations were similar to yours. I still have the cassette tapes with radio music under my bed somewhere
I think it's this new generation of children (born late 90's/early 00's) that are growing up with myspace, internet, cell phones at the age of 10.
Originally Posted by TruthGetsBusy
this isn't really about being a kid...its more about til you're 18. Teenage years count too. I've heard so many people complain about txting...there are people that end relationships off a txt message. Trust I have a little brother that was born in 92 and we aint the same. He's not anti-social, he plays Varsity football, has friends and everything but we aint the same man.Originally Posted by mdresident
I really don't know how true that the original statement is. I think you assume that kids don't go outside because of the technology that we have now. But the only major difference is the internet. I stay seeing kids outside, on bikes, and doing the same crap we did as children.
Put it this way my boy stays on a street that ALWAYS has kids outside....that street is like Vegas for kids. Now back in the day that was AVERAGE, nothing to talk about. But now we talk about it like its something outta the norm....because it is. And don't forget these problems that I was talking about are problems for adults too tho.
and before commercialsOriginally Posted by Lrrr
cut that !##$ off right before the DJs come back onOriginally Posted by SURE LOCK 510
truth..
We know what it was like to record a song off the radio with a cassette tape
Originally Posted by Iverson2k10
LOL no buddy u count as the new generation lolOriginally Posted by Julian Wright
I was born in 91 and growing up, my situations were similar to yours. I still have the cassette tapes with radio music under my bed somewhere
I think it's this new generation of children (born late 90's/early 00's) that are growing up with myspace, internet, cell phones at the age of 10.
Originally Posted by Tony Starks
After reading some of these posts, some of you guys have to be joking. A lot of you are simply comparing things like, technology you used and the clothes you wore to what goes on today. Please stop.
Fashion was different than what it is today? You didn't have an iPhone? Well, no duh.
Now they text instead of writing notes in class? Again, please stop.
"We used to go to the library to do research, now these kids got it easy. The can find all of that info in the matter of an hour in the comfort of their homes. Spoiled brats."
If you think the quality of things you had were better growing up, then fine.
In no way, are any of these things preventing children to have a childhood.
Nice explanation peonOriginally Posted by Iverson2k10
LOL no buddy u count as the new generation lolOriginally Posted by Julian Wright
I was born in 91 and growing up, my situations were similar to yours. I still have the cassette tapes with radio music under my bed somewhere
I think it's this new generation of children (born late 90's/early 00's) that are growing up with myspace, internet, cell phones at the age of 10.
Originally Posted by Tony Starks
This is essentially another "I miss the 90s, this decade sucks" thread.
And anyone born in the mid to late 80s, or early 90s are basically in the same era. They watched the same cartoons, watched the same athletes in their prime, played the same video game systems, etc.
I don't know why the OP excluded people born in the early 90s from his post when stating people born prior to '88 would understand his stance.
Please don't tell me the few years you spent in the 80s made a big difference.
Originally Posted by mdresident
Originally Posted by Tony Starks
After reading some of these posts, some of you guys have to be joking. A lot of you are simply comparing things like, technology you used and the clothes you wore to what goes on today. Please stop.
Fashion was different than what it is today? You didn't have an iPhone? Well, no duh.
Now they text instead of writing notes in class? Again, please stop.
"We used to go to the library to do research, now these kids got it easy. The can find all of that info in the matter of an hour in the comfort of their homes. Spoiled brats."
If you think the quality of things you had were better growing up, then fine.
In no way, are any of these things preventing children to have a childhood.
this is the truth.