I am a 90`s kid.

I am a 90`s kid.?I grew up in Vadodara, a small town in Gujarat.?

Regardless of the weather, our dinner time was at 8:00 PM and bed time was 10:30. Eating?at?a?restaurant?was?a?big?event,?actually?uncommon;?it?only?happened?on?special?occasions?like?birthdays?or?holidays.

Fast?food?wasn't?an?option,?so?getting?a?bottle?of?soda?and?an?ice?cream?from?the?neighbourhood?store?was?a?big?pleasure.?If?you?succeed?in?your?final?exams,?you?might?have?received?new?clothing?or?a?pair?of?Bata?shoes.

As?soon?as?you?arrived?home,?you?changed?into?your?"home"?clothing?and?removed?your?school?attire.?There?was?no?car?to?take?you?home?or?pick?you?up;?instead,?you?either?took?the?school?bus,?a?bicycle,?or?other?mode?of?public?transportation,?or?you?just?walked?home.?When?you?came?home,?you?finished?your?homework?and?duties?before?dinner.

Home?phones?weren't?available?to?everyone,?and?those?who?did?got?them?considerably?later.?Private?discussions?only?took?place?at?PCO?booths.We?proceeded?to?the?neighbourhood?store?for?groceries,?where?chickpeas,?jeera?goli,?and?kismi?cost?a?few?pence.?We?consumed?the?meal?that?Mum?prepared?and?the?snacks?and?lunch?that?she?packed.?There?was?no?bottled?water?available.?We?drank?water?from?the?school's?faucets.

Apple?TV,?Amazon?Prime,?or?Netflix?weren't?available?to?us.?Doordarshan?was?all?we?had?to?watch.?We?looked?forward?to?Chhaya?Geet?on?Thursdays?and?the?Jungle?Book?on?Sundays?once?a?week.

We?played?marbles,?football,?cricket,?lagori,?dabba?ice-spice?(really?"I?spy"),?lappa?chuppi,?chor?police,?and?whatever?other?game?we?could?think?of.?We?only?played?board?games?at?home,?such?as?Monopoly,?Snakes?and?Ladders,?Ludo,?and?Chess.

The?only?thing?we?knew?about?being?bored?was,?"You?better?find?something?to?do,?before?I?find?it?for?you!"?Staying?cooped?up?indoors?was?a?PUNISHMENT.?Without?Instagram,?Facebook,?and?Twitter,?life?was?nice.?Friends?that?were?standing?behind?you?were?your?followers.?Radio?or?magnetic?cassettes?were?used?to?play?music.?The?ultra?wealthy?could?only?afford?a?walkman.

We?shouted?our?friends'?names?down?from?the?street?below?to?call?them?from?home.?We?didn't?feel?any?fear?at?all.?As?the?sun?sank,?we?continued?to?play?until?it?was?dark.

If?there?was?a?disagreement,?that?was?it,?and?we?were?friends?again?the?next?day,?if?not?sooner.?All?of?our?aunts,?uncles,?grandpas,?grandmas,?and?our?parents'?closest?friends?were?extensions?of?our?parents,?so?we?were?careful?what?we?said?around?them?because?you?didn't?want?them?to?tell?your?parents?you?misbehaved!?Or?they'd?offer?you?a?reason?to?be?upset.

We?had?respect?for?the?police,?firefighters,?paramedics,?teachers,?physicians,?and?nurses.

We never answered back...ever!!!

For?failing?to?finish?our?homework,?having?uncut?hair,?arriving?late?for?class,?or?acting?naughtily,?we?were?detained?in?school.?Our?parents?did?not?object?when?our?teachers?smacked?us?when?we?merited?it.

We?had?no?concept?of?luxury.?Our?modest?way?of?life?was?good.

The?good?old?days?were?then.?Today's?youth?will?never?truly?understand?what?it?is?to?be?a?child.?I?cherished?my?early?years?and?all?of?my?buddies. Share if you are from the same generation.....