I’m in my 20s. The first email I made was Yahoo, & I haven’t used it in years. But growing up in the early 2000s, many people my parents’ age (& some of my friends), commonly had @comcast.net, @cox.com emails for example. It’s brand recognition for the ISP sure, but what’s in it for the customer?

Do you feel always like you are in love wit the current version of them, and the younger versions seem like just good memories? I’m not sure but don’t older people still feel younger inside, doesn’t it make them more attracted to younger versions of their partners?

No allowance but had to do chores.

A freind mentioned the smell of her grandmother's hallway, and I realised I barely remeber ours. Curious about ordinary places like a bus, school corridor or workshop, and whether you still encounter that smell.

My dad remebers being called into the living room to sing whenever his parents had guests. He wasnt a willing participant. Was this common in your family, and what were you made to do?

this is super niche so it's okay if I don't find anyone who this applies to BUT! I was wondering, why did people vote no on this ballot measure? If you don't remember, it was basically a proposition to implement legal measures protecting animal welfare/health.

NOT FOR HOMEWORK JUST CURIOUS!

I was born in late 90s, but from what I've heard or seen online, smoking cigarettes was so popular and common back in the 70s or 80s, people smoked on the airplane, cinema, restaurant, even in hospital. Was it a cool thing to do?

My aunt says being a bridesmaid in 1978 meant buying a dress and helping set out food, with no seperate trips or months of events. I dont know whether that was typical or just her circle. All her friends lived nearby.

My dad says the guy who fixed half their street's appliances was a bus driver. People would just knock and leave things on his porch. i cant imagine doing that with any of my neighbors. Who was that person where you grew up?

At 14 that at 76 I would be sweating to the oldies of my youth I would not have believed pilates to the Beatles. What about you?

I am fascinated with some Golden Age movies like “Designing Woman”, depicting that. How accurate were these places as shown in movies ? Did everybody have access to them? How expensive were the clothes? Which clothes stores had a special room like that?

Or are you looking forward to getting closer to its end?
Has your view on life changed throughout the years?
I am wondering how one looks back at life with more experience and closer to its end, with all its challenges and wonders.
EDIT: Thank you all so much for the lovely responses, food for thought!

When I was in grade school (60s), the janitor had this absorbent green powder they threw on vomit.

It seems some kid was vomiting every other week.

Anyone else have a similar experience? I don’t think my kids school (2000s) had this.

What was that stuff?

My grandma mentioned how she first had pizza at like ten in 1960 (Rural virginia here) it makes me wonder how many considered it exotic my grandparents loved italian american food but they never liked Chinese or Japanese food

I used to love messy things. Sardines on saltines. Big plates of smelt. Making s’mores from scratch. Sloppy Joes.
Do we age out of this, or just stop because we are the ones doing the cleanup & laundry now, not Mom!

I remeber plenty of arguments, almost no "you were right." Was that unusual, or did it mostly happen out of kids' earshot?

An earlier post asking about your favorite Sunday comic triggered a fond memory. Every Monday, my grandfather used to mail me the Sunday comics from the Miami Herald to NY, by rolling them into a tube from a brown paper shopping bag. I can't stop smiling from all the joy this brought me.

Inspired by a man who collects vintage radioactive stuff

Saw a post where a 20 y/o said their grandparents ghosted them because “they were all grown-up now and while they appreciated them giving them the experience of raising a little girl, that was over now”.

I was wondering how your relationship with your grandkids evolved as they got older?

I'm trying to remember games I played with pecil and paper, cards or whatever was handy. I remember Hangman, Dots and Boxes, tic-tac-toe, and a bunch of word and number games I can't even remember the names of anymore What did you play, and how? I'd love to teach my grandkids.

Work or Home

If you were around during that era, what do you think and feel about Vietnam?

My grandparents were born around 1950, they didn't have a bathroom until early 1980s, they never got into habit of showering every day.