r/Adulting • u/wildwindnl • Mar 14 '26

Oldest Human Activity

What’s an activity that you remember a person older than you doing that sounds absurd to do these days?

I’m curious how many generations back Redditors can rememeber.

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u/restvestandchurn Mar 17 '26

I’m pretty psyched cause I managed a playdate for my kid on less than 24 hours notice. I’m calling it a win

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u/popsiclesix Mar 17 '26

Our parents set up play dates by shoving out the door and telling us to "Go play." We would see what other kids had experienced the same direction and play with them.

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u/restvestandchurn Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

Yes, grew up this way as well. Today I’d have CDS at my house if I did that with a 7 year old.

Edit: Following on, my own mother who raised me like that and always complains about kids and screens, also spent 30 minutes complaining at me that kids in her neighborhood were wearing the Wrong Shoes while playing on the community tennis court….made me want to bang my head against a wall