31. How we did it in the olden days

2nd January 2014, Toro's Place, Cozumel, Mexico

Now this is necessarily not something I have on the list because I wanted it there, but I knew it happening to me was inevitable. Kind of like menopause.

Conversation at the table somehow landed at early 90's entertainment. The eldest niece, E, looks incredibly confused and the following conversation soon kicks off:

E: Auntie, what on earth is a VHS?
Me: It's what we had before DVD's.
E: How do you mean?
Me: Well, it was like a box with film in it with the pictures.
E: How do you mean, film? Like the movie was in it?
Me: Well, no film - like in a camera.
E: You mean like the memory card?
Me: No, before that there was like a roll with the photos...
E: Huh?
Me: Uhm... A VHS was like a big cassette tape? 
E: A what now?
Me: A cassette tape? With music on it?
E: Oh, you mean a CD.
Me: No, no, no - before that.
E: Huh?
Me: It was like a box....
E: Wasn't that the movie thing?
Me: Yeah but this had music in it?
E: So the box had both music and movies in it?
Me: Uhm... Yeah.

A few moments later, after I believe I have been successful in my explaining a VHS....

E: Auntie, are you talking about an iPad?

I no longer proud myself in being the young, cool aunt.

Maybe they at least think I'm a little cool still?