Mom Explains To Son What Life Was Like Before The Internet, And Her Hilarious Texts Go Viral

For Millennials and Gen Zers, it’s hard to envision a period when smartphones, the Internet, and social media weren’t an integral part of their life. Therefore, they are always curious and demand explanations from more experienced generations.
Before the Internet, life was extremely different from what it is today. They have never had an easy time accessing any information, shopping, working, or starting a business. For example, the boomers had to commute about 40 minutes to the university, find a parking spot and walk to class in order to find a notation on the chalkboard that said the class was canceled that day.

Kathy Torrence, 52 Y.O., is a mom who used to live in an era without the Internet. And her son constantly asked her about the differences between then and now. So she decided to teach him about those ancient times. She then shared the screenshots of her conservation with his son on Facebook, and her texts quickly went viral. Scroll down to check out these funny texts.

Her son who was clueless about how the older generation lived before email, asked his mom for an explanation

Source: Barbara Noble Sobel

The conversation starts with a question, "How did any of college work before email?"

Source: Barbara Noble Sobel

Her son who was clueless about how the older generation lived before email, asked his mom for an explanation

The conversation starts with a question, "How did any of college work before email?"

Next, he asked, "How would you find out about anything?"

"How would you read that without walking all the way to the building?"

"How would you reply if it was on a bulletin?"

Here’s what people said about the conversation: