re: What was it like growing up without a smartphone?

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We played outside.

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A lot!

We wanted to stay outside until forced in when Mom started yelling out the back door to come to dinner. We loved summer break because we could eat dinner at 6:30 then be allowed to stay outside & play until 9:00.

The movie Sandlot depicts a lot of what young boys did growing up in the mid-80's. I had older siblings and I distinctly remember MTV coming on the scene, because they were teenagers, and they'd spend all day in front of the damn TV. I never understood how they could stand that.