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1. The “Go Play Outside” Mandate. When parents said “go play outside,” they meant it. You left. You came back when you were hungry or bleeding. Outside wasn’t supervised. It was where you figured things out. NOW: Send them outside for an hour with no plan, no structure. Boredom is where creativity lives. Figuring it out is the entire point. 2. Blockbuster Friday. Every Friday, families piled up in the car and hit Blockbuster. Everyone picked one movie or game, but you had to negotiate if someone grabbed the last copy first. Delayed gratification wasn’t a lesson. It was life. NOW: Make them wait for things they want. Don’t one-click everything. “We’ll get it Friday” teaches anticipation. Instant access kills the thrill. Waiting builds it. 3. The Dial-Up Patience. If you wanted to go online, you waited for the dial-up screech, hoped no one picked up the phone, and knew you had 30 minutes max. The internet wasn’t infinite. It was precious because it was limited. NOW: Set a Wi-Fi timer. One hour of internet, then it shuts off. When access is limited, it gets treated like it matters. Scarcity doesn’t create deprivation. It creates value. 4. The Encyclopedia Argument. When someone didn’t know something, families pulled out encyclopedia or waited until they could ask someone who did. Being wrong lasted longer. Debates went unresolved. And somehow, that was okay. NOW: Before they google it, make them guess for 5 minutes. Uncertainty is a muscle. And sitting with questions you can’t answer yet? That’s where curiosity actually lives. 5. The Handwritten Note. Thank-you notes were mandatory and handwritten. You sat at the table with a pen and wrote them out, one by one, for every single birthday gift. NOW: Make them write three thank-you notes by hand every year. No texts. No emails. Real pen. Real paper. Effort makes gratitude mean something. Convenience makes it forgettable. Continued in comments…

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