Sometimes I’ll hear a MUCH older person dish out some advice and it just makes me laugh.
It ain’t the 1960s anymore, Pops!
Get with the times, old man!
I guess I shouldn’t be so hard on them, they’re only trying to help…but still, outdated advice just doesn’t cut it anymore.
Folks on AskReddit talked about what advice just seems outdated today.
1. Weird to think about.
“Only use the Internet after 6 because it’s free then.
This was mid 2000s and with the phone company we had we only used the Internet after 6:00pm, so bizarre to think about that now.”
2. Check the Yellow Pages.
“My grandma told me to find out where a restaurant is, look up their phone number in the yellow pages and call to ask for directions.”
3. Dangerous.
“When you get near the end of pregnancy, the baby will move less because “they run out of room.”
So outdated and dangerous.
Any change in normal movements or reduction in movements should be checked out ASAP by a midwife or doctor.”
4. Do they still exist?
“When on vacation it’s unsafe to carry cash; use travelers checks instead.
American Express travelers checks- “Don’t Leave home without them!””
5. Probably shouldn’t do that.
“The week before I left for college, my dad bought a cheap electric etcher.
He etched my social security number on my TV and bike and a couple other things.
That way if they were stolen and recovered I could prove they were mine.
Probably not done today.”
6. Grandma’s “medicine”
“My grandma was advised to drink Guinness when pregnant because it’s iron rich and she was a little anemic.
She wanted it in her last year of her life, and took great pleasure in reminding us that she needed her ‘medicinal’ Guinness.”
7. Just in case.
“Always keep a quarter on you in case you need to make a call.”
8. The good old days.
“Be Kind, Please Rewind!
My kids saw a picture of a VHS tape and had no idea what it was.”
9. Be very careful.
“It’s not advised to square dance on your period.
One of my favorite videos from the 1940s on advice for girls and puberty: The Story of Menstruation (1946).”
10. Whatever, Mom.
“”Nobody’s going to pay you to stare at a computer screen all day.”
My Mom – 1996 (dawn of the Internet).”
11. All of these!
“Regularly clean the ball and rollers on your mouse.
If the picture on your computer monitor is discolored or distorted, try pressing the degausser button.
Make sure to keep spare change on you for the pay phone. Just in case.
If a high school student has a pager, he’s probably a drug dealer. (Yes they actually told us this at my high school.)”
12. What to expect…
“Disclaimer: I was given a “what to expect when you’re expecting” book printed in the early/mid 1970s.
up to 5 glasses of wine a day are safe, at least 2 are recommended.
up to 4 hard alcoholic beverages a week are okay
snowsuits in car seats to keep babies warm in the car.
Breastfeeding is okay but formula is better because it’s “scientifically” better and breastfeeding should only be done if you’re not able to afford formula -up to 2oz water beginning at 8 weeks (maybe 6?)
up to 1/2 pack of cigarettes a day is okay
glorified the “husband stitch”
too much cardio (more than 20 mins of mild to moderate exercise a day) or actual hard exercise at all increases stillbirth and SIDS afterwards.”
13. Hard to get.
“”If you’re into a guy, play hard-to-get! Boys love a challenge!”
I always knew that advice was horrible toxic bulls**t in my teens but thought I was just “easy” or sl**ty for not wanting to play games with any guy I liked.
Turns out I was just a normal functioning human being that wanted to have an actual conversation with someone I might want to date.”
How about you?
What advice do you think is outdated these days?
Tell us what you think in the comments!
