My kids don't understand the magic of a Saturday morning cartoon block.
By @nicook · Nostalgia
Back in my day, you had one shot to see your shows from 7am to noon on Saturday. Now my kids just pull up whatever they want on an iPad and the ritual is gone.
The full story
I was trying to explain to my son why Saturdays used to be the best day of the week. Waking up without an alarm, running downstairs, and you had a solid block of cartoons waiting for you. You didn't pick them, they were just *on*. Now, it's just endless on-demand stuff. There's no anticipation.
How people voted
- Bad Move — 22% (12 votes)
- Needs Context — 47% (26 votes)
- Reasonable — 31% (17 votes)
Readers say “Needs Context” (47%) — 55 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@paigelol — It's just a classic case of nostalgia goggles; the kids are fine.
@codywelp — theyll never understand the pain of missing the one good episode all season
@finnfr — My dad tried to make us watch his old shows and we just ended up making fun of the animation lol.
@scarlettmm — Have you tried just putting on a playlist of old cartoons for them?
@ashlately — I know what you mean! We used to make a whole little ritual out of it with specific cereal and everything. It's a sweet memory.
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