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MsRowdyRedhead
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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 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 yet 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.
We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by 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.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as 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, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
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.
Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all 10c
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your 10c on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new car for $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because petrol was 10 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.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
How old do you think she is?
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.
She would have been born in late 1952.
GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
PASS THIS ON BECAUSE THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
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