Television. Saturdays were ultimate in animated television programming. I still recall wasting my morning sleep on 7am Saturday mornings just so I could go and watch Scooby-Doo. Because then, Saturday morning was ONLY time kids could watch cartoons. During remainder of week, there were three channels - not including public television. And worst of all, if President was holding a press conference, he was on ALL three channels. Needless to say, kids didn't have infinite viewing options then as they do today.

Phone. Years ago, we would have marveled at now common "touch-tone" and "cordless" phone. Our minds would've been blown by global "walkie-talkies," (now called cellular phones) - not to mention Internet access. Of course that was a different time though.

Extracurricular Activities. Swimming would've been one of my favorite pastimes. I said, "... would have been," because back then, families had to travel miles to get to nearest public pool or swimming hole. At that time, commercial pool clubs were far and few between, and if you couldn't afford a membership - well, then you had rare pleasure of "running through a sprinkler" on hot, humid days. Even with our own private in-ground pool, my teenagers are sometimes "too tired" or "just don't feel like swimming." Modern generations of kids never cease to amaze me. Even with so many choices available to them, they still cannot seem to get "un bored."

In conclusion, after all efforts have been depleted, I simply tell them to "Stand on your head and laugh."

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By provoking a positive emotional response, it’s easy to touch soul. Perhaps with a global response of people making a connection to those they care about, world would be a better, and safer, place to live.