Hellobee Boards Topic: Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of

Hellobee Boards Topic: Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:42:33 +0000 MediaNaranja on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706787 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:37:00 +0000 MediaNaranja 706787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @photojane: I remember going with my mom to the one holdout gas station that was still $0.99!! MaisyMay on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706624 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:10:26 +0000 MaisyMay 706624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Shutterbug: My 2004 Kia Rio and my DH's 2009 Ford Focus have manual windows and locks. yoursilverlining on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706499 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:15:17 +0000 yoursilverlining 706499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @photojane: ooh, good one!! I remember driving around for the stations that were still .99. I could fill up my car for $10. Today I filled up for $75!! MsLipGloss on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706433 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:32:12 +0000 MsLipGloss 706433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Being able to meet someone at the airport at the gate. Shutterbug on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706418 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:24:59 +0000 Shutterbug 706418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: we still have a penny candy store! But I doubt anything's a penny anymore :/ Shutterbug on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706416 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:24:07 +0000 Shutterbug 706416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Car window cranks - we still call it "roll down the window" but do any cars have manual windows anymore? AprilK on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706414 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:23:31 +0000 AprilK 706414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Calling doubles on printed photos... my niece has a little play pink camera and was "taking pics" of something... my brother yelled "I got doubles!" and we cracked up b.c she will have NO idea what that even means. MrsRcCar on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706396 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:16:22 +0000 MrsRcCar 706396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Dino-mix and Duke Nukem. Sad sad day..... :( avivoca on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706386 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:13:54 +0000 avivoca 706386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lawbee11: we still have a card catalog where I work.. I work for a historical society and it's used pretty heavily! Kids won't know about pay phones, VHS tapes, life without cable/Internet, and sadly, writing and sending letters, to name a few things. photojane on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706385 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:13:10 +0000 photojane 706385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Gas that costs less than a dollar! I remember the day gas jumped from 98 cents to $1.01... my mom lost it! I'm terrified about the cost of gas when Sadie starts driving. lawbee11 on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706371 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:07:17 +0000 lawbee11 706371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The Dewey decimal system with the drawers of cards! mediagirl on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706369 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:05:40 +0000 mediagirl 706369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Penny candy stores. Manual locks in the car. Encyclopedia Britannica. The paper editions. I was going to say using rabbit ears to tune the TV in but....we use those now. :) Penny Lane on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706304 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:42:58 +0000 Penny Lane 706304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ the dial up noise. msn messenger. paper maps. getting lost without a gps. encyclopaedias. i don't remember some of the things you've all mentioned :-o dh had to explain a pager to me the other week. i still don't really get it heffalump on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706303 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:42:31 +0000 heffalump 706303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Andrea: I still have a cassette tape of a birthday song that I listen to every year on my birthday. stargal on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706296 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:35:28 +0000 stargal 706296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Instant messenger lovehoneybee on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706267 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:12:15 +0000 lovehoneybee 706267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Dial-up internet. Paper maps. Phone books. Mixed cassette tapes. Heck probably CDs by the time he's old enough... oliviaoblivia on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706238 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:53:43 +0000 oliviaoblivia 706238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Manual car windows. bpcmarj on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706232 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:48:38 +0000 bpcmarj 706232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Handwriting papers, in cursive, after having done all the research in a book. Phones with cords. bushelandapeck on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706218 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:41:57 +0000 bushelandapeck 706218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pay phones, life without Internet, getting the newspaper at home every day Rubies on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706213 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:39:39 +0000 Rubies 706213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @char54: I tried to explain ICQ to my students...They thought I was so lame, especially when I mimicked the "uh-oh!" message alert. LOL! Dandelion on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706198 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:30:06 +0000 Dandelion 706198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Life without DVR. I wasn't taping a show that DS was asking to watch, and it wasn't on at that moment, and he couldn't understand why I couldn't play that show right exactly at that minute. IRunForFun on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706196 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:28:25 +0000 IRunForFun 706196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @char54: Yep, now when I am at the computer all day I use gchat. Other than that though I think texting will win out. Mrs. Chalk on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706195 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:26:22 +0000 Mrs. Chalk 706195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Having to walk across the living room and turn that infernal dial to rotate the tv antenna. Charm54 on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706194 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:24:28 +0000 Charm54 706194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @IRunForFun: I used to use ICQ & MSN Messenger like crazy. I wonder if our kids will IM or just text! loveisstrange on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706191 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:22:40 +0000 loveisstrange 706191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ VHS tapes! IRunForFun on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706189 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:21:48 +0000 IRunForFun 706189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The original AIM! That was more from when I was a teenager, but still. I remember in high school trying to come up with cool away messages, constantly checking to see who was on, etc. There are so many different ways of messaging people now, but does anyone still use AIM? pinkcupcake on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706186 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:20:10 +0000 pinkcupcake 706186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ VHS, cassette player, old huge monitors (forget what they were called), card catalog Charm54 on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706183 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:19:53 +0000 Charm54 706183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Also dial-up internet! I can still hear the sound it used to make while connecting. I used to get so mad when I'd go to use the phone and someone was on the internet, lol. mrsjazz on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706180 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:18:33 +0000 mrsjazz 706180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ encyclopedias colored beepers yoursilverlining on "Name something from your childhood that your LO will NEVER know of" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-something-from-your-childhood-that-your-lo-will-never-know-of#post-706141 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:03:26 +0000 yoursilverlining 706141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Having a house phone (landline). Doing research by looking things up in books. Life without internet. Rabbit ears on TVs. Lisa Frank stuff!!! (I dunno, maybe that stuff is still around?!?!)