<![CDATA[I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet.]]>I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet.

I asked my 17 brothers and sisters, and they didn't know either.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/443fb587-a87d-496b-82b2-51c2418a36d2/i-sometimes-wonder-what-my-parents-did-to-pass-the-time-before-they-had-the-internet.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 05:56:49 GMTSun, 03 May 2026 12:37:51 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 16:35:12 GMT]]>@FrugalGamer @neil I once read an article saying that the top 4 toys of all time are dirt, rocks, sticks, and water. No commercials, no tie in cartoons, but every kid instinctively plays with them, and always have, when given the chance.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/Space_Burger_Steve/statuses/116511612079455837https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/Space_Burger_Steve/statuses/116511612079455837Sun, 03 May 2026 16:35:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 16:30:00 GMT]]>@neil They were, uh, in the copying business.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/ap/users/115601049471092408/statuses/116511591664812664https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/ap/users/115601049471092408/statuses/116511591664812664Sun, 03 May 2026 16:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 15:57:48 GMT]]>@neil
17!?!😳 Well, I kinda know what they did....

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.at/users/raVeN/statuses/116511465054129459https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.at/users/raVeN/statuses/116511465054129459Sun, 03 May 2026 15:57:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 15:50:17 GMT]]>@neil Books, TV, radio, phone calls with friends, crafts, board games, solitair, baking bread and such. There is a whole bunch of stuff my parents instilled in me to go do, even when computers also exist.

Still like getting up to these except TV and radio amusingly.

- Vi

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tacobelllabs.net/users/helle/statuses/116511435502679306https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tacobelllabs.net/users/helle/statuses/116511435502679306Sun, 03 May 2026 15:50:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 14:33:03 GMT]]>@neil That's a terrible question. Don't you have anyone who can answer it for you?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tuiter.rocks/ap/users/116126171793272845/statuses/116511131778221361https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tuiter.rocks/ap/users/116126171793272845/statuses/116511131778221361Sun, 03 May 2026 14:33:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 14:17:58 GMT]]>@neil
My mother used to bake bread in a traditional clay oven.
My siblings and I would play on the red swing, laughing without a care in the world
In the afternoon, we would watch a calm, beautiful cartoon—nothing like the noisy, overwhelming videos of today،،
The biggest thing we did online was talk to our brother abroad on Skype.
Those were truly beautiful days simple, warm, and full of peace🤍

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AsarSameer/statuses/116511072463244492https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AsarSameer/statuses/116511072463244492Sun, 03 May 2026 14:17:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 14:17:03 GMT]]>@neil 🤣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/macronaut/statuses/116511068905111030https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/macronaut/statuses/116511068905111030Sun, 03 May 2026 14:17:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 13:31:39 GMT]]>@neil I remember spending a lot of time outside digging in the dirt. Which sounds terrible, but I enjoyed it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://snug.moe/notes/altdir37bq4we3johttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://snug.moe/notes/altdir37bq4we3joSun, 03 May 2026 13:31:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:33 GMT]]>@neil But you reposted it, so you should take the blame for that!😛]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.trom.tf/objects/dbc8dc44-2069-f746-f116-d51619801336https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.trom.tf/objects/dbc8dc44-2069-f746-f116-d51619801336Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 12:39:05 GMT]]>@revk I certainly can't claim either credit or blame for this one 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116510683653040811https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116510683653040811Sun, 03 May 2026 12:39:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I sometimes wonder what my parents did to pass the time before they had the Internet. on Sun, 03 May 2026 12:38:26 GMT]]>@neil The classics are the best.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116510681116552746https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116510681116552746Sun, 03 May 2026 12:38:26 GMT