Growing Up Retro

Without saying your age…

What was the first movie you remember watching that you were WAY too young to be seeing?

It's funny how much our priorities change with age.

At 20, we wanted excitement. At 30, we wanted success. At 40, we started realizing that a little peace and quiet wasn't such a bad thing.

These days, a good meal, a few laughs, and knowing the family is doing okay can make for a pretty good day.

Maybe getting older isn't so bad after all.

I'm glad we're growing older together.

Good night, my friends.

A whole generation learned patience sitting in the back seat while Dad got lost and Mom unfolded the road map. Nobody had a GPS to rescue us. We took wrong turns, argued a little, and eventually found our way.

I miss when you could open a brand-new cassette, find the lyrics printed inside, and spend an hour trying to memorize every word.

Some of us grew up watching our parents fix things they couldn't afford to replace. A washing machine, a leaky faucet, an old car. They figured it out because paying someone else wasn't always an option. We learned a lot just by watching.