Comparing the Age we living in

I received this from a friend. really makes u think where we're heading.


How old is Grandma??? 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 the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandma 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 was no:

radar

cr edit 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


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,

computer- dating,

dual careers,

daycare centers,

and

group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments,

good judgment, 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;

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.

Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors

when the evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant

time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-

not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of

FM radios,

tape decks,

CDs,

electric typewriters,

frozen yogurt,

or

guys wearing earrings.

We listened to

the Big Bands,

Jack Benny,

and the President's

speeches on our radios.

And I don't ever remember any kid blowing

his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

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 &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 a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge,

you could spend your nickel

on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . .

but who could afford one?


Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

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

"chip" meant a piece of wood,

"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... and 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.

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This Woman would be only 58 years old!