Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you remember life before the internet?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you remember life before the internet? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:52:41 +0000 808love on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330845 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:48:50 +0000 808love 330845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I talked on the phone and read a lot. BSB on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330199 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:01:46 +0000 BSB 330199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I remember life when we had dial up internet. Glad those days are over! mediagirl on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330196 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:59:06 +0000 mediagirl 330196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup. I did use the Internet until I graduated from college! KT326 on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330194 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:58:57 +0000 KT326 330194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I remember! I was 17 when we got our first computer. Remember when we actually had to go to the library to do research for a paper??? Now so much of it is online. Boogs on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330142 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:34:32 +0000 Boogs 330142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was a kid so I played outside a lot lol. Meridian on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330138 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:33:48 +0000 Meridian 330138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @ladyfingers: I kinda miss is too! I used to actually have "hobbies", haha. Goldilocks1107 on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330118 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:26:22 +0000 Goldilocks1107 330118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We didn't get our first computer until I was in middle school! And in high school, I had to go to my friend's house to "surf the net" (aka, wait 30 minutes until we actually got through on her AOL connection). Good times. I do miss actual research though - there was always something rewarding about finding supporting information for a research paper by using the card catalog at the library. Pepper on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330117 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:26:17 +0000 Pepper 330117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Barely! My dad got me an AOL account when I was 8! (Granted, this was in the early 90s - before everyone realized how dangerous the internet could be.) As I recall, they had a "kids only" section that I used to play around on. I still played outside a ton though, and I watched a lot of TV. I didn't start becoming hooked on the internet until I was in middle school... once everyone got AIM! ladyfingers on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330105 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:21:52 +0000 ladyfingers 330105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We didn't get a computer until I was 17, so I definitely remember! I don't remember being bored at all. I would hang out with friends, have sleepovers, or do crafts or read or write poetry by myself late at night in my bedroom lol. I wish I could hang out with myself and enjoy that kinda stuff but I so often default to the computer or TV when DH isn't home! I miss those Internet-free days. pinkcupcake on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330091 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:14:21 +0000 pinkcupcake 330091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup! I remember the good ol' AOL days when my mom would make us set a timer and we'd each have 30 minutes online. Hahaha. I read so much, played outside with friends, and actually wrote letters. looch on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330074 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:07:39 +0000 looch 330074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, I think more of my life was lived without internet than with at this point! Alivoo01 on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330073 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:07:07 +0000 Alivoo01 330073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Lots of reading, extracurricular activities, and maybe TV? JennyLayneAZ on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330072 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:06:57 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 330072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes LOL I remember using the phone book a lot more and 411 also. Now we just look it up on fiances smart phone. I rarely use the internet at home though. I'm on the computer all day at work, I have no interest getting on the computer at home. And I feel like I was older than some on here when the internet really became a big deal (post high school for me...) Adira on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330062 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:02:17 +0000 Adira 330062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ haha, yes! I remember spending a lot of time on my bike and playing outdoors with my friends! Even once we got the internet, I was only allowed to use it for an hour a day (at least in the beginning), so it wasn't all that time-consuming for me. I read a lot (still do) and watched TV and played with toys. When I'm at home, I'm not actually on the internet all that much. I'll check my e-mail a couple times and check out Hellobee in the evening, but mostly I only use it if I'm watching TV and want to look up an actor or something. Otherwise, I'll just read a book, watch TV, chat with friends, hang out with the Hubs, or whatever. Meridian on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330048 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:48:46 +0000 Meridian 330048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think we first got AOL when I was 17, summer before my Senior year of HS Before that, I read a ton, spent HOURS on the phone with my friends, I was an avid sketcher, went to the mall with friends, watched some tv, did homework. Oh, and I wrote tons and tons of letters! I moved a lot as a kid and went to sleep away summer camps, so I had tons of "pen pals". I really miss genuine snail mail! Sometimes I do get bored with the Internet. There are times when I can't think of anything I want to look at online (after I'm caught up on HB, of course) Mrs.VW on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-330019 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:32:38 +0000 Mrs.VW 330019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A lot of reading and watching TV. @aprk: I agree - isn't it crazy that the next generation will never know that sound!?!? DillonLion on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-329989 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:17:02 +0000 DillonLion 329989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Barely. I was 10 when we got our computer at home and I've wasted my life away on the internet ever since. aprk on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-329981 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:14:55 +0000 aprk 329981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, and I remember the very first time we dialed in to AOL. That modem sound will forever haunt me. ;) LemonLong on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-329980 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:14:30 +0000 LemonLong 329980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had Internet access pretty soon after it was made commercially available, but we only got 10 hours a month in our package. I can't imagine only being able to use the Internet for 10 hours! I read so much more then than I do now though. And watched a lot of tv. CATWOMAN on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-329979 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:14:19 +0000 CATWOMAN 329979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ hardly! I discovered AIM around age 12 lavender on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-329975 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:11:14 +0000 lavender 329975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Alot more reading and watching tv! autumnlove on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-329972 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:10:27 +0000 autumnlove 329972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I read a lot more in the olden days! :-) mrbee on "Do you remember life before the internet?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-life-before-the-internet-1#post-329970 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:08:29 +0000 mrbee 329970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I mostly just remember feeling bored a lot more. With the internet and smartphones, I'm rarely bored. Probably both good and bad. Do you remember life before the internet?