In This Thread, We Talk About Things That Make Us Feel Old

[southbymidwest]

Originally Posted by ColdInCanada11

I work at a kids camp, and was mocked last week for learning to read from a book and not a Baby Einstein dvd. The history and English student in me just died a little.

Ohhhh... not only am I too old to have learned to read with a Baby Einstein video (Dick and Jane, anyone?), but my kids are too old to have learned to read with Baby Einstein.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by southbymidwest

Ohhhh... not only am I too old to have learned to read with a Baby Einstein video (Dick and Jane, anyone?), but my kids are too old to have learned to read with Baby Einstein.

OK, when did these Baby Einstein videos come out/become popular? I had never heard of them until my niece was born ( 6 years ago). I'm assuming that children who learned via BE must of been born in the 90s.

I learned to read with Little Golden Books; I used to love reading Poky Little Puppy to my grandmother and little cousins

[ColdInCanada11]

When I asked what they were, it just led to more mocking.

Yep, the Little Golden Books, Dr. Seuss, and the Berenstein Bears populated my childhood. We might not have need a remote for them, but we still had a good time.

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

OK, when did these Baby Einstein videos come out/become popular? I had never heard of them until my niece was born ( 6 years ago). I'm assuming that children who learned via BE must of been born in the 90s.

I learned to read with Little Golden Books; I used to love reading Poky Little Puppy to my grandmother and little cousins

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by ColdInCanada11

When I asked what they were, it just led to more mocking.

Yep, the Little Golden Books, Dr. Seuss, and the Berenstein Bears populated my childhood. We might not have need a remote for them, but we still had a good time.

I grew up on the little golden books! I loved the Berenstein Bears as well, only their politeness bugged me a little. My favorite book in second grade was "Green Eyes", about a cat with green eyes, lol. I borrowed it from the school library so often that they had to remind me to let others enjoy the book, too. As a kid, there was something so magical about reading, getting lost in the story. It makes me sad that kids don't seem as interested in reading anymore.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I grew up on the little golden books!

Happily, Barnes and Noble has reissued several of the Little Golden Books. I'm thrilled because our copies of several that I loved to read to our children are worn out, particularly "The Color Kittens"!

...and in all that brown, the sun went down...