I was shocked recently when a relative told me she never owned a pair of backless shoes.
I cracked up when I was in a ladies' room and overheard a young woman say "Personally, I've never seen a wrap-around skirt".
And at the doctor's office the other day, a woman who had to be at least mid-twenties said she had pumped her own gas for the first time in her life just that day.
So I asked some friends to send me one or more things that they have never done. I wasn't looking for thrills, major achievements, or things we all dream about but never do. I was looking for simple or everyday things that we probably think most people have done.
My personal contributions to this list are:
I have never seen the movie "Titanic".
I have never been around a newborn.
I've never ridden a motorcycle.
Here are the responses I've received to date from others:
Never used an ATM.
Never had an alcoholic drink (except communion wine)
Never been in a casino
Never had ears pierced (has worn clip earrings for decades, though)
Never had a cell phone until son went off to college
Never had cable tv (2 respondents)
Never paid more than $30 for restaurant meal for my mom and I, and I've never paid more than $6.50 for a movie ticket
Never been stung by a bee
Someone had a relative who never had 'Smores
Never been to a prom or a ball
I never had a roasted marshmallow. Like camp fire roasted marshmallow. I did last week though for the first time in my life. I discovered I wasn't missing much.
I have never pledged any kind of sorority, or co-ed fraternity.
I have never used a churn.
I have never had a tattoo.
I have never worn hot pants, wrapp around skirts, or gogo boots.
I have never left the country.
Never been to a rock concert
Never used an MP3 player
Never purchased a music CD
"...And I walked into my kitchen this weekend to see the guys had totally trashed it leaving dishes here and there and chips scattered on the counter top. I said what my mother always said, "This kitchen looks like the wreck of the Hesperus!" Then I stopped short and suddenly realized I had no idea what that meant or where that came from. So, I asked Alan. He didn't know either, but his mom always said that, too. We both started laughing and laughing - here we were on the verge of old age and we had no idea what the wreck of the Hesperus really was. We used the internet to find out."
"A couple of years ago, I was talking to someone trying to explain what a particular neighborhood seemed like and used the expression "Tobacco Road". This person had no idea what I was talking about and then I was slammed with the sudden knowledge that I am getting old. Grin!"
Never jumped out of a plane
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