Parents‚ do you think your child would be able to survive if they were transported back to the '70s or '80s&;#63; Could they live at a time before the digital revolution put a huge chunk of our lives online&;#63;These days‚ everyone has a phone in their pocket‚ but before then‚ if you were in public and needed to call someone‚ you used a pay phone. Can you remember the last time you stuck 50 cents into one and grabbed the grubby handset&;#63; According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission‚ roughly 100‚000 pay phones remain in the U.S.‚ down from 2 million in 1999.Do you think a 10-year-old kid would have any idea how to use a payphone in 2022&;#63; Would they be able to use a Thomas Guide map to find out how to get somewhere&;#63; If they stepped into a time warp and wound up in 1975‚ could they throw a Led Zeppelin album on the record player at a party&;#63;Another big difference between now and life in the '70s and '80s has been public attitudes toward smoking cigarettes. In 1965‚ 42.4% of Americans smoked and now‚ it’s just 12.5%. This sea change in public opinion about smoking means there are fewer places where smoking is deemed acceptable.But in the early '80s‚ you could smoke on a bus‚ on a plane‚ in a movie theater‚ in restaurants‚ in the classroom and even in hospitals. How would a child of today react if their third grade teacher lit up a heater in the middle of math class&;#63;Dan Wuori‚ senior director of early learning at the Hunt Institute‚ tweeted that his high school had a smoking area “for the kids.” He then asked his followers to share “something you experienced as a kid that would blow your children’s minds.”A lot of folks responded with stories of how ubiquitous smoking was when they were in school. While others explained that life was perilous for a kid‚ whether it was the school playground equipment or questionable car seats.Here are a few responses that’ll show today’s kids just how crazy life used to be in the '70s and '80s.First of all‚ let’s talk about smoking. \u201cMy high school had a smoking area. For the kids. What\u2019s something you experienced as a kid that would blow your children\u2019s minds&;#63;\u201d — Dan Wuori (@Dan Wuori) 1650809267 Mine too. Up until my senior year. Also‚ my biology teacher smoked in the classroom. We used to tell time by how many cigarettes she had in her ashtray.— rbe (@perdidostschool) April 24‚ 2022 We made clay ashtrays as gifts for Mother's Day...whether moms smoked or not&;#33;😂— Mark (@coach_mark1) April 24‚ 2022 We had a smoking room IN our high school. We also had cadet training and a shooting range in the basement of the school. We had Latin as an option and could drop math in Grade 10&;#33; Also in the « good old days »: we could smoke in class at Carleton‚ at the movies and on airplanes.— 🇨🇦Jacques Leger🇺🇸 (@jacquesleger17) April 24‚ 2022 I grew up in a rural area. It wasn’t unheard of for guys to have a shotgun in a gun rack in their trucks‚ parked at school. Could also carry large knives and openly chew tobacco in school. They don’t allow any of this now‚ which is good.— High Plains Grifter (@Too_Grizzled) April 24‚ 2022 Want to call someone&;#63; Need to get picked up from baseball practice&;#63; You can’t text mom or dad‚ you’ll have to grab a quarter and use a pay phone.My high school had pay phones.— Mark Angres (@AngresMark) April 24‚ 2022 Using a pay phone that was outside the school gym to call my parents for a ride home from practice. But calling collect and saying &;quot;pick me up&;quot; and hanging up before getting charged. 😂— Stacy Kratochvil 💟 (@StacyKratochvil) April 24‚ 2022 People had little regard for their kids’ safety or health.I slept in the back window of the car when the family went on vacation&;#33;— CJFuemmeler (@fuemmelercj) April 24‚ 2022 We stared Death in the eye every day. pic.twitter.com/zWHh5bvUym— Ed Lettis 🌻 (@edbobgreen) April 24‚ 2022 Car seats that just hung over the front seat. Hang on‚ kid&;#33; pic.twitter.com/2DdCoXhqmf— Bluenoser Forever (@long17_de) April 24‚ 2022 I have heard stories of country schools in the 50s (which are now urban schools) having boys swim naked in PE (that’s just how they did it in the country). Van Horn High School in Independence MO. I use this example any time people lament the changes from the “good ole days”.— Matt Parker (@DrMattParker) April 24‚ 2022 Also‚ in Driver's Ed. We warched this film‚ &;quot;Blood on the Highways.&;quot; 45 minutes of unedited film of fatal highway accidents. This was mostly before mandatory seatbelts. 45 years later‚ I remember the rear view mirror that split a guy's skull‚ imbedded in his brain.— some call me Tim 🇺🇦 🌻 MAT Elem. Educ. (@realtimaier) April 24‚ 2022 Large fry as your entire meal in middle school. It was the most popular item too. Literally as it sounds. Just a large basket of French fries for lunch.— Monique (@LivAnotherDay) April 24‚ 2022 Truck with gun racks/rifles in the HS parking lot. (DFW too not a small town) pic.twitter.com/RnWiKQwKB7— FortWorthPlayboy (@FWPlayboy) April 24‚ 2022 You could buy a soda in school.Vending machine in the cafeteria to buy sodaaaaa 🥤— Anna Sutter (@AnnaMSutter) April 24‚ 2022 Things were a lot different before the internet.If you wanted to listen to a particular song‚ you had to call the radio station (and hope you got through) and ask them to play it for you.— Sarah (@sarahbschaefer) April 25‚ 2022 Remember pen pals&;#63;I wrote letters regularly to a penpal from a different country and then saved them all in a shoebox. Then in college I flew to “meet” her for the 1st time to participate in her wedding ❤️ But now we connect on FB 😂— Ms.Teach (@MidwestTeach14) April 24‚ 2022 A lot of people bemoan the fact that the children of today aren’t as tough as they were a few decades back. But that’s probably because the parents of today are better attuned to their kids’ needs so they don't have to cheat death to make it through the day. But just imagine how easy parenting would be if all you had to do was throw your kids a bag of Doritos and a Coke for lunch and you never worried about strapping them into a car seat&;#63;This article originally appeared on 06.08.22

There was an emotional exchange on TikTok between two people who lost their fathers to cancer. One was actor Mandy Patinkin‚ the other was TikTok user Amanda Webb.Patinkin currently stars on &;quot;The Good Fight&;quot; but one of his most famous roles is Inigo Montoya in the 1987 classic &;quot;The Princess Bride.&;quot; In the film‚ Montoya is a swordsman who is obsessed with confronting a six-fingered man who killed his father.Webb recently lost her father Dan to mantle cell lymphoma. She had heard a rumor that Patinkin used his father's death from cancer as motivation in a pivotal scene where he confronts the six-fingered Count Rugen (Christopher Guest) in a duel.Rugen tells Montoya he will give him anything he wants after being bested by Montoya who passionately replies‚ &;quot;I want my father back‚ you son of a bitch.&;quot; @mandypatinktok @alaska_webb thank you for finding us and sharing this&;#33; ✨ Sending big love and light to you and yours. More in comments. #grieving #cancer #dads ♬ original sound - Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn G Webb's father was a big fan of Montoya's performance in the film so she reached out to TikTok to learn if the rumor was true.&;quot;I saw on the internet the rumor that when Mandy Patinkin said that line‚ he was thinking of his own father who had passed away from cancer‚&;quot; Webb said while crying. &;quot;And it was a very raw emotion. Ever since then‚ it's kind of really stuck with me.&;quot;Patinkin‚ who is a TikTok user‚ heard that the woman had reached out to him and he gave a heartfelt response.&;quot;First of all‚ your dad is taking care of you‚&;quot; he said. &;quot;Secondly‚ it is true‚ 100% true. I went outside in this castle and walked around and I kept talking to my dad.&;quot;&;quot;The minute I read the script‚ I knew‚ I said to [his wife]‚ I said‚ 'I'm going to do this part because in my mind‚ if I get the six-fingered guy‚ that means I killed the cancer that killed my dad and I'll get to visit my dad‚&;quot; he said.&;quot;That moment was coming‚ and I went and I played that scene with Chris [Guest]‚ and then I went back out there and talked to my dad‚&;quot; Patinkin said.He then told Webb that she has the power to talk to her father‚ too.&;quot;And so‚ you can talk to your dad anytime you want‚ anywhere you want‚&;quot; he said. &;quot;If you could somehow let me know your dad's name because I say prayers for anyone I've ever known. Now I feel like I know you‚ and therefore I know your dad‚ and I will list his name in my prayers every day‚ and they make me feel like they're with me‚ wherever I go‚ and I'd like your dad to hang out with me.&;quot;Webb responded with a video where she's so emotional she can hardly speak.This story originally appeared on 08.25.21

Many years before I got together with my boyfriend‚ I had a sex thing with this guy that I thought was relationship material. He not only had an amazing body but a great personality as well. I was honest when I met him that I was looking for something more than just sex‚ and he led me to believe that was what he wanted‚ too. Between mind-blowing sex sessions‚ we ordered in‚ played video games‚ and watched movies — couple things but without the label. But when I tried to get him to go to a show or out to dinner with me‚ he refused. My frustration grew as the months went on‚ and one day I confronted him.&;quot;Why don't we ever go anywhere&;#63;&;quot;&;quot;We have everything we need here‚&;quot; he answered while simultaneously distracting me by caressing my shoulder blades.&;quot;We actually don't‚&;quot; I said. &;quot;I'm hungry‚ let's check out that new Indian place around the corner.&;quot;&;quot;No&;#33; We might run into one of my buddies‚&;quot; he said‚ moving his body further away from me. The underlining meaning was clear — he couldn't take the chance that someone he knew would see him with me.He needed to keep our relationship on the DL so that no one would ever suspect that he enjoyed spending time with me — a fat woman.He was super fit‚ so obviously that's the kind of woman he wanted to be associated with‚ the kind he could be seen with at the Indian place.When I realized he was ashamed of being seen with me‚ I felt as if I had been punched in the stomach — a place where much of my pain already resided.To him‚ I was fuckable but not dateable. He dumped me soon after that conversation.He did me a favor by not continuing to lead me on. Otherwise‚ I might still be trying to prove to him that I was worth any shit he might have gotten from other people. If I was still his secret shame‚ I might not have met my next boyfriend‚ so thanks‚ athletic asshole.I had hoped that‚ in this age of body positivity‚ men would no longer need to hide their desires when it comes to fat women.But I was wrong.It's just a sad fact: Many men who are sexually attracted to fat women are ashamed of it.They're OK with banging a fat girl‚ but they don't want to hang out with her — someone might judge them for it.It's one thing if you're not into fat women — everyone has their preferences‚ and not every body type appeals to everyone. But if you find larger women hot and you want to have sex with them without being associated in public with them‚ that's emotionally abusive.Everyone should have the freedom to express their desires openly (as long as there's consent from both parties). If you modify your behavior and wants to what you think will protect you from criticism and/or ridicule‚ then you need help because that kind of self-loathing will only grow until it has destroyed you.Don't act like we're in a relationship if all you really want is to experience what sex with a fat woman is like.I'll tell you what it's like: It's as amazing and fun as having sex with anyone who's into having sex with you. We don't have magic vaginas‚ and our breasts don't do any special tricks — well besides the usual‚ like feed or comfort people.Fat women are just as hot and sexually gifted as women of other shapes‚ sizes‚ and abilities. Being fat doesn't mean we're so hungry for attention that we'll put our own needs aside and do whatever we can to rock your world.If you're with someone who doesn't make you feel beautiful or who isn't proud to have you on their arm‚ you need to dump their ass.Being alone is far better than compromising on what you deserve or being made to feel as if you're someone's big dirty secret.You're not only dateable‚ you're lovable and worthy of being treated with respect and love.I regret not standing up for myself when I discovered the athletic guy was only using me for sex. But at least I learned‚ as we all should learn‚ that I'm responsible for being my biggest advocate and to never accepting anything less than what I need.This article was written by Christine Schoenwald and originally appeared on 06.29.18

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