Justin Bieber..?

No, not Justin Bieber.

Well, sort of Justin Bieber.

Today I wanna talk to you about the difference between today's kids and 90s kids and if there really is a difference.

Disclaimer: This particular post will be incredibly biased as I did not grow up everywhere, with everyone of every type of general background. Although please note, I am not intentionally making this a biased post. I'm just telling you idiots what it is I know firsthand.

Now, I'm twenty six and for all intents and purposes, that's not all that old. Although, I guess anything after twenty five is "almost thirty".. until you get to thirty. Then you're dead. But only on the inside.

Anyhow, though I lived through some of the 80s, I'd technically call myself a child of the 90s. And over the past couple years, I've noticed how significantly different my childhood was from those of kids today. So let's see if we can narrow down some differences between the kids of the 90s and the kids of now, roughly around the age of 11/12.. (again, remember the bias) ((to further enhance my bias, I'd like you to know that I grew up extremely poor..))

90s: Girls my age liked boy bands. We obsessed. We called dibs on our favorites. We tore their posters out of Bop. This was life. It was not OUR PARENTS' lives.
Now: Girls like Justin Bieber, One Direction, etc.; you know, boy bands. They obsess. They call dibs. And so do their parents. And I'm sorry, but that's just fucking creepy. Hashtag icky.

90s: I don't know about you other 90s nimrods, but I didn't get my first cell phone until I was eighteen. Granted, I understand these technologies have advanced since I was a kid.
Now: Every kid over the age of four has a fucking iPhone.

90s: We played outside in the summer.
Now: They play PS3 in the summer. (I'm just jealous cause I want one)

90s: We read books. For fun!
Now: They read Twilight.. which has less substance to it than See Spot Run.

90s: We had Nick at Nite.
Now: They have Nick@Nite.

90s: We had shit like Gak and Floam... and Super Soakers.
Now: They have NOTHING on Gak and Floam... and especially not Super Soakers.

90s: We stole beers when our parents weren't looking.
Now: They distill hand sanitizer and drink it. Ha. Amateurs.

90s: Everything was not a hazard or a potentially life-threatening thing.
Now: Everything has a warning label and/or is bad for you and/or might definitely kill you... twice.

90s: We asked something of our parents. They said no. We bitched and complained. We got grounded.
Now: They ask something of their parents. They say no. They bitch and complain. They get it anyway.

I'm derailing a bit now, but kids today are just a different breed for the most part. And now I'm feeling totally nostalgic.

So, I'm gonna grab a freeze pop, put on my BK Knights and watch some Pete and Pete.