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.
His grandmother replied, “Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
- television
- penicillin
- polio shots
- frozen foods
- contact lenses
- frisbees
- the pill .
There were no:
- credit cards
- laser beams
- ball-point pens
Man had not yet invented:
- pantyhose
- air conditioners
- dishwashers
- clothes dryers – the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air
Man hadn’t yet walked on the moon . Tampons and sanitary towels were just that – not ways to make us ill.
Your grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together. Almost 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 one with a title, “Sir.”
We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centres, 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, not something to be avoided; living in my country was an even bigger privilege.
We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your family and friends. Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started. Time-sharing meant time with 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. We listened to Big Bands and the Queen’s or President’s speeches on our radios. And I don’t ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Steel or 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 Woolworths and 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for pennies or cents. And if you didn’t want to splurge, you could spend your pennies or nickels on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and postcards.
You could buy a new car for £300 or $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because petrol was only pennies or cents a gallon. In my day:
- “grass” was mowed
- “coke” was a cold drink that did not have chemicals in it
- “pot” was something your mother cooked in
- “rock music” was your Grandmother’s lullaby
- “Aids” were helpers
- “chip” meant a piece of wood
- “hardware” was found in a hardware store
- “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, because you are in for a shock!
There are millions of us, like this Grandma, who could be only 63 years old, Yes, if she was born in 1952 – the year Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II came to the Throne of Great Britain – all of the things I mention above, and a lot more, have arrived during her lifetime ..
Gives you something to think about. Pass this on to the old ones, the young ones wouldn’t believe it!
John Osborne is a self-trained Naturopath with over 35 years of experience. Of an engineering formation, he looks at the root causes of people’s problems to discover the “why” rather than the “visible”. Using all forms of a natural approach, John includes phototherapy, homeopathy and aromatherapy among the means of aiding people to find a solution to their problems. John is not a doctor, so cannot diagnose, but works with the leading authorities in the world on the natural ways to cure serious illness.. His advice is given free and he is readily contactable via his website Remede Naturel.
