Think about it: Things that were a big part of our lives (meaning those of us who are all grown up now) are not even on an average ten year old's radar now (including the radar). Remember Radar from MASH?
Oh, never mind.
Ask any kid and they will tell you that these five things are so yesterday:
We are so over it thing one: iPod
You can still buy them...as discontinued, refurbished, preowned...
But seriously, what is the point of carrying around an extra device when you can load all of your music onto your smart phone?
And let's face it: the average ten year old has a better smart phone than I do, and they know how to use it!
Totally beyond that thing two: DVD
You probably have a few still lying around your house, but when was the last time you actually bought a movie on DVD? I bet it has been awhile.
DVD's are so out, and streaming is totally in. I mean we've got DVR, TIVO, Fire Stick, Google Chrome, Netflix, and Amazon Prime. Who needs to buy a $20 DVD to shove into a DVD player that doesn't work half the time?
At least we no longer have to worry about the little ones putting crayons inside the VHS player (oh wait...that's
really out).
Who even remembers this thing three: plug into the wall phone
I remember the dial tone phone that was mounted to the wall. And then came the push button phone. Next up was the phone with an answering machine.
Then cell phones took over the world. And even my first cell phone is ancient and unknown to a ten year old. Smart phones are all the rage, but if you're feeling nostalgic...
Go to the office or a hotel. You can still find a regular old-fashioned, plug in the wall wired up phone.
Thing four is so out of style that if you know what it is your showing your age: postage stamps
Okay...I know that you can still buy stamps and you can still mail letters, but answer this: How many ten year olds have bought a stamp and mailed a letter?
I'm going to bet on the side that most ten year olds don't even know how to address an envelope. Kind of sad, isn't it?
But of course that same ten year old can send an email, text, chat, pin, post, snapchat, tweet, and Instagram.
Times are changing and we must change with them, or get left behind.
That wraps it up. Almost. There is one more thing that is so yesterday: cutting out coupons
Perhaps you still labor away with a pair of scissors?
Even a ten year old knows that there is an app for that!
Stop cutting and start pulling up coupon codes on your phone. Grocery stores now have apps where you can load coupons, then scan your store card. Never, ever go to Michaels, Hobby Lobby, or Macy's without a coupon. They come in your email, or can be found online, or on an app. Just pull it up on your phone and the cashier can scan it! Scissors are out and scanning is in!
And we didn't even get to records, encyclopedias, and life before cable TV.
