Things you say or have may show your age

Are there things you say or have in your house that you think that will make it obvious your age?  A fun little game may surprise you.

Stay with this — the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.
The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.
The grandmother 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 were no:

• 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

Not to mention:

• 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 me, “Sir”. And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, “Sir.”
• We were before gay-rights, internet-dating, dual careers, daycare centres, and group therapy.
• Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgement, 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 and 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.
• We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
• We listened to everything on our radios.
• 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 and 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 so cheap
• And if you didn’t want to splurge, you could spend your spare change on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
• You could buy a new Holden for $600, but who could afford one?
• Too bad, because fuel was a fraction of what it is now

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,
• “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 lady needed a husband to have a baby.
No wonder people call us “old and confused” and say there is a generation gap.
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.
Are you ready?

This woman would be only 60 years old! Proves that we aren’t old, but we do know a lot has changed.