Remember when your parents could send you outside for hours with absolutely no way to contact you? Or when calling your crush meant calling their HOUSE and potentially having to speak to their mom first? 😂

This week, we're looking back at all the completely normal parts of our childhoods that feel slightly insane now — from smoking sections in restaurants and printed MapQuest directions to sharing one family computer, Blockbuster runs and waiting weeks to find out whether any of your vacation photos were actually good.

Plus, before we get nostalgic: Sophia has some completely useless fun facts, we have some thoughts about the “best TV shows of the 21st century,” Bradley is ready for Christmas in September, and Sophia discovers the greatest parenting hack of all time: actually resting while your child naps.

In this episode:

• The childhood things Grayson will probably never understand
• Smoking sections... right next to the non-smoking section
• Navigating with printed MapQuest directions
• When the entire family shared ONE computer
• Encyclopedias, libraries and how ridiculously hard school projects used to be
• AIM/MSN and calling someone's actual house phone
• Going outside for hours while your parents had no idea where you were
• Why every parent told us turning on the car light would basically kill the entire family
• The absolute JOY of a Friday night Blockbuster trip
• Disposable cameras and waiting weeks to see your photos
• And the very different childhoods of Sophia... and Bradley, who apparently spent his with a badger

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