Gen X And Millennials Are Sharing Things They Survived That Would Destroy Today’s Kids

Oh God, yes, the boredom! I tell my kids about the shopping trips to the mall I had to endure with my mom and sister like they were my own personal ’Nam.

Picture this: me standing in a Laura Ashley store with no phone, no Game Boy, no nothing — just staring into the void while my mom and sister spent hours looking at flowery dresses. I seriously trained myself to go into near-hibernation to get through it, to the point where my mom had to snap her fingers in front of my face and yell, “It’s time to go!” when they were finally done.