Your ancestors as teenagers in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s had to deal with situations that teenagers in the 2020s would never have to deal with. Here is a look at some such events. See if you remember any or your ancestors faced.
Sitting through TV commercial breaks — change the channel or view commercial-free programs.
Reading dozens of books and encyclopedias to complete a research paper – there is instant information on any subject at your fingertips on the Internet.
In the classroom, writing on a chalkboard — whiteboards are used now, clean and easy.
Don’t own a car but need a ride to someplace — East today, you can call Ubar for a ride.
The collection of records or albums, CDs or DVDs, could scratch easily, then you have to purchase another album — today you just download the music or movies you want.
Accidently destroying family video (VHS) memories – many VHS family movies lost forever when someone retaped over it.
The phone rings and you have no idea who it is — with caller ID today, that is no longer a problem.
Using the old dial-up method to start the Internet for your computer — with faster WiFi, using dial-up is no longer necessary.
Saving your photos and documents on the small floppy disks — not necessary anymore with Cloud Storage available.
Renting VHS or disc movies from a store — nearly all such stores are gone now with all types of movies and TV shows available through streaming services on your TV or computer.
Only one phone in the household — just about everyone, especially teenagers have their own portable phone that goes where they go.
Photo: One home dial-up phone and not portable.
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