Kids today don't know how good they have it....

A listener and fellow mom sent this one in. I always get a kick out of this one:

1. When we were kids we didn't have the Internet. If we wanted to know something we had to go to the library and look it up ourselves in the card catalog!
2. There was no email. We had to actually write somebody a letter with a pen. Then we had to put it in a mailbox and it would take a week to get there!
3. There were no MP3's or Napsters. If you wanted to steal music, you had to go to the record store and shoplift it yourself. Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ would usually talk over the beginning and screw it all up!
4. We didn't have call-waiting. If we were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy signal!
5. And we didn't have Caller ID either. When the phone rang you had no idea who it was. It could be your mom, your boss, or your best friend, you just didn't know. You had to pick it up and take your chances!
6. We didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics. We had Atari, with games like 'Space Invaders' and 'Asteroids' and the graphics were just little white squares. You actually had to use your imagination. And there were no multiple levels or screens. It was just one screen forever. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died. Just like LIFE!
7. Sure we had cable, but there were only about 15 channels. You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on. And there was no Cartoon Network either. You could only get cartoons on Saturday mornings. We had to wait all week for cartoons! You couldn't just check the onscreen guide and DVR all your favorite shows to watch whenever you wanted!
8. And we didn't have microwaves. If we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove. If we wanted popcorn, we had to use that JiffyPop thing or a pan with hot oil and real popcorn kernels and shake it all over the stove forever!
9. When we were on the phone with our friends and our parents walked in, we were stuck to the wall with a cord. And we'd twirl that cord in our fingers while we talked. And if we suddenly had to go to the bathroom, we had to hang up and talk to them later!

So the next time my kids don't seem to appreciate the easy life they have, maybe I'll sit them down and read them this list!