Growing up is hard. What makes it more difficult is seeing the younger generation coming up after you and the various advancements in technology that grow with them. For example, everybody has a cellphone and nobody knows what a Walkman is nowadays. Suddenly it slaps you in the face, you’re what a 3-year-old would consider ancient.
We all go through it. So if it’s just one of those days and you don’t want to go through it alone, you’re in the right place. Go ahead and flip through the slides to be reminded that there are others like you: old.
1) Give Us Today Our Daily News
One is clearly interested in the happenings of today. The other… Facebook, maybe?
It’s hard to tell nowadys but he could be working on the next big thing!
2) “Operator, I’d like to report a crime…”
My sister is being robbed of her childhood!
3) “Mom! There’s something on the bed!”
Just like this tape, I’ll “Always and Forever” feel old.
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4) Swapping War Stories
This image is pretty rad! Bonding with gma.
5) Behind the Scenes
Somebody had the right idea! And no, it isn’t Star-Lord. He’s still too busy trying to win over Gamora using a more modern approach…
6) Life is but a Dream
Ah, we all thought we’d be living out our dreams by now. We’d have our dream car, house, job, and significant other. We all drank the kool-aid and it was delicious.
But hey, this game was a classic! It definitely made class go by a lot faster.
7) Back in My Day…
Life sure can be beautiful.
8) What’s the Use?
“Johnny dear, did you get that film developed yet?”
If I see someone with this nowadys, they’re up to something.
9) I Digress
Wait a minute… are they playing ping-pong on a game system when there’s literally a real one right next to them?!
10) “I hope I get Brad!”
These were the days. Not only was it acceptable to have an imaginary boyfriend, it was okay to change them every other day.
11) Hanging with Little Bro Be Like…
“Hey, Ben! It’s the summer. Let’s spend some quality time.”
“Sure.”
Result:
12) The Horror!
It was the worst feeling of all time! How does one run out of 30 copies of the same film in a town with a population of 25?
Not quite accurate. But close. The image has been painted. You get the picture.
13) Peace of Mind
They say that as you grow older, you find peace.
I can’t wait.
14) The Gap
It reads: “That’s my 12-year-old sister and me at the same age.”
My God. This is frightening. One had a pup, the other, an empty glass of wine.
15) Rewind That Back
I sure do! Ah, how nice it was to have the actual, correct lyrics to a song. We had the world in our hands at one point, people! How did we let it slip away?
16) Look at Those Flying Saucers
These may be a thing of the past but they sure were fly. I crack myself up.
Really? Nobody ever tossed these things around?!
17) “This isn’t nose goes, Grandpa!”
Funny, judging by the phone she’s probably as old as I am. Maybe she’s reading this now.
Hi. Feel old yet?
18) Jurassic PARK!
Wow! What a photo! Fans are pretty split on which is better. But come on… us old heads know the answer.
19) Game Boy… COLOR!
Decorating your game consoles was code for “boss moves only.”
This guy’s a rebel. Or just a hardcore fan of Pokémon.
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20) Cell Phones Are Ancient Artifacts
Haven’t you heard?!
When did they start putting cell phones in museums?! And next to the war section? Ouch.
21) Honest Mistake
Pretty sure her mom said 1990s!
22) Pick Up a Book
I would say that maybe he’s reading a book on his phone but this was clearly before that was even an option. News article, perhaps?
23) The 13th Year
Bring back the days when kids actually looked their age! This is scary! Supposedly, they’re both 13 from two different generations!
24) “What are those?”
This guy was asked by some kids what the levers on his car were for… he did confirm that he did, indeed, feel old.
Affirmative.
25) Kids These Days…
Will never know the excitement of waiting a week for your photos to be developed just to find out that they’re all terrible.
26) Young People and Their Phones
It isn’t just the youth who get sucked into their phones!
27) What is a Dis–Disc–Discman?
Her brother wanted to know what this contraption was.
“This, my young one, is what they call a CD player. It plays disks by spinning them around and around. But you have to be still when listening on one. Any sudden movements or bumps in the road can cause the disk to skip. Scratched CD? Skippity-skip-skip-skip.”
It was a good way for parents to get their kids to sit down and be (somewhat) quiet.
28) BSB or NSYNC?
This was the question that thousands of young girls asked one another to determine whether they would be friends or not.
How dare she not know!
29) “Anotha one”
These sisters are both 14-years-old in their photo! This really does sum up that times have changed…
30) Coupling at Its Finest
A couple that reads together…
There’s just something about the sound that newspaper makes that says, “I love you.”
There you have it! Examples of your age displayed in photos. We hope you didn’t cry too much. Just remember, with age comes wisdom. So, you have that going for you. Yay!
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30 Striking photos that show a generation gap at its widest
Ashley Willis
10.03.19
Growing up is hard. What makes it more difficult is seeing the younger generation coming up after you and the various advancements in technology that grow with them. For example, everybody has a cellphone and nobody knows what a Walkman is nowadays. Suddenly it slaps you in the face, you’re what a 3-year-old would consider ancient.
We all go through it. So if it’s just one of those days and you don’t want to go through it alone, you’re in the right place. Go ahead and flip through the slides to be reminded that there are others like you: old.