Stay with this -- the answer is at the end.   It will blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking  to his grandmother about current 
events. The grandson asked his  grandmother what she thought about the 
shootings at schools, the computer  age, and just things in general.
The Grandma replied,  "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
 television
 penicillin
 polio shots
 frozen  foods
 Xerox
 contact lenses
 Frisbees and
 the pill

There was no:
  radar
 credit cards
 laser beams or
 ball-point pens

Man had not invented:
 pantyhose
 air conditioners
 dishwashers
 clothes  dryers

 and the clothes were hung out to  dry in
 the fresh air and man hadn't yet walked on the  moon

Your Grandfather  and I got married first, . . . and then lived 
 together. Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was  25, I called every man older than me, "Sir". And after I turned 25, I  still called policemen and every man with  a title, "Sir."

We were before  gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare  centers, and group  therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good  judgment, and  common sense. We were taught to know  the difference between right and wrong and  to stand up and take  responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a  privilege; living in this country was a 
 bigger privilege. We thought  fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a  meaningful relationship meant getting along with your 
cousins. Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when  the  evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time  the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing  condominiums.

We never heard of  FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters,  yogurt, or guys wearing  earrings.
We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's  speeches on our radios.

And I don't ever remember  any kid blowing his brains out listening  to Tommy Dorsey.
 If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was  junk.
The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school  exam.
Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy  things for 5 and 10 cents.
 Ice-cream cones, phone  calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your  nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy  a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who could afford  one?

Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
 In my day:
  "grass" was mowed,
 "coke" was a cold drink,
 "pot"  was something your mother cooked in
 and "rock  music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
 "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
 " chip" meant a piece of wood,
 "hardware" was found in a hardware  store and
 "software" wasn't even a word.
 And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old  and confused" and say there is a generation gap... and how old do you 
 think I am?

 I bet you have this old lady in mind...you are in for a  shock! Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think  about it and pretty sad  at the same time.

This Woman would be only 58 years  old! Born in 1947!