Me as a Fuddy Duddy

At (my very first ever) book club meeting last week, we had lots of lively discussion. (And yes, the discussions included the book, thank-you-very-much.) One topic in particular got me thinking: If you have grandparents, you've probably rolled your eyes at things that they said or did. You know, like how grandparents can't figure out computers (gross generalizations noted), or how they use funny words like "slacks" (as in "pants," not as in "increases one's laziness").

But here's the thing: I have every expectation that someday, should Rhett and Ollie have kids, I will be an eye-roll-inducing grandmother. But what, exactly, will I do to induce such eye rolling? Chuck and I came up with two possibilities:

1. Reading printed material. I love reading newspapers. I've been a subscriber since my first days in the dorms as a college freshman. And books. I cannot convert to reading on a Nook or Kindle or whatever. But Chuck and I both think all things print (newspapers, books, textbooks even) will be gone and replaced by readers installed in our eyelids so we only need to close our eyes to begin reading. (Kidding. Kind of.)

2. Using bananas as pretend phones. Since phones no longer reach from the ear to the mouth, the concept of using one as a joke phone will be completely lost on them. I am especially looking forward to this as I cannot hold a banana without pretending it's a phone. Cannot. I'm sure teenaged grandchildren will LOVE this, especially if friends are with them.

I'm particularly interested in what beliefs I have that will be seen as very outdated by grandchildren. What else?

Donut Dash tomorrow! So excited!