the things i'll tell my son

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Zach and I were talking yesterday, while shopping for Liam, about completely random things and it got me thinking about all the things I'll tell him (and his younger sibling, be it E or K), which I'll preface with...

"When I was young... "

Have you ever thought about that? Or wondered what else we'll add to our list? 

Here's a few we already know he'll find unbelievable.

• When I was young, we wondered what miracle product would replace CDs. 
• When I was young, I had to flip my cassette over to hear the rest of the album.
• When I was young, school busses were un-air conditioned and uncomfortable. 
• When I was young, there was no such thing as a cell phone family plan. 
• When I was young, each household was lucky if they had 1 computer.
• When I was young, handwriting mattered. 
• When I was young, they taught me cursive writing in school.
• When I was young, there wasn't a Starbucks on every corner. 
• When I was young, school aged children didn't drink coffee. 
• When I was young, a telephone had a cord and couldn't simultaneously take photos and tweet.
• When I was young, bubble lights were the "cool" thing on the Christmas tree-not LEDs. 
• When I was young, cartoons didn't suck. 
• When I was young, American Girl catalogues only had 3 dolls in them. 
• When I was young, children's programming didn't involve bong smoking, hot pant wearing brats.
• When I was young, the hot Christmas present wasn't electronic. 
• When I was young, I had to know how to spell because I didn't have spell check. 
• When I was young, Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego were the coolest computer games.
• When I was young, movie ratings meant something. 

Wow. 

Now I feel ancient.