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Kids 1978 vs Kids 2013

Gets Rubik's Cube
78 - finishes it three months later by breaking it and putting it back together
13 - finishes it in one day by googling how to do it

Seventh Birthday
78 - Baseball Glove and ball
13 - iPad with baseball game app

Game of Catch
78 - Dad every night after work
13 - High priced coach at top level facility once a week

Gets a Lollipop
78 - Says thank you
13 - Asks if they can have a different flavor

History
78 - Knows every president in order
13 - Knows every character's special power in Harry Potter

Playdates
78 - In the middle of the street outside friend's house. Movement - without stopping
13 - In the play room which is actually neighbors entire finished basement. Movement - screaming for mom.

Curses
78 - H-E double hockey sticks and fudge
13 - Faggot and homo

TV Shows
78 - Electric Company & Sesame Street
13 - icarly & American Idol

Bedtime
78 - whenever mom and dad said so
13 - whenever I decide, mom and dad are asleep already

Career Aspiration
78 - Fireman, Baseball Player, Astronaut
13 - I'm gonna be rich, I'm not going to work

Biggest Rule in School
78 - Listen to the teacher
13 - Tell parents what the teacher did wrong

Chicken Nuggets
78 - Something you get once a year or on a road trip
13 - Dinner every other night

Talking back to your parents
78 - Grab your ass and run
13 - Drop your bags and let them pick them up, embarrassing them in front of everyone

Legos
78 - Hours of mesmerizing fun and learning
13 - Videogame version of comic strips

Favorite Food
78 - Pizza
13 - Pizza

See nothing has changed




Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 7, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    This is great. Sadly, it's so true though. But thankfully, I'm an old school teacher & parent. I can happily say that if my son is talks back to me, he grabs his ass & runs! :)

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