Born in the early 70's there was no internet, cell phones or computers. If we wanted to send mail we would have to put it in an envelope and walk to a mailbox which there are still around today. How many people in today's generation experienced using a pay phone? Well I am going to say with confidence a very few with mostly everyone having cell phones, well unless maybe your phone died and didn't have your charger. If I was typing this then it would have been on a typewriter probably going through many sheets of paper because I would have made mistakes.
Every generation will reflect back on their own growing up years that made an impression on your life. Well for me this is what “You don't know what you got till its gone.” Starting back from what I can remember when I was a child growing up I had a what you would call a typical childhood. My mom and dad (God rest his soul) taught us to always respect our elders, when we went out to behave, I mean there were times I would get out of hand and I would get the dad look and thats when I knew to just sit down and shut up or I was dead when we got home..lol Every Sunday my grandparents came over and took supper with us, my dad made sure they spent that day with us, even when he became sick my oldest sister would pick them up. My grandfather worked in the mines since he was a basically child/young man himself and told us many stories which I always had a thing for local history and still do today. I loved and still do love trains, I have not gotten to Steamtown in many years but even in walking distance from my house were tracks, not active but once in a while you would see one or at least an engine. With the birth of the automobile passenger trains and trolleys became a thing of the past. We always had a close family growing up, thats one thing you don't realize at the time when you are a child. So to all of you who read this young or old don't take your family for granted.
So until next time, God bless to you and your Family...
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