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Kids, they just don't understand

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Have you ever thought about what you know as being the norm that kids won’t even know about?

This was my status on facebook:

burned CD

And it made me think …will my kids even remember what a CD is? I mean Hayden owns some CDs and Noah knows what they are but will they eventually go out of style my cassettes did? Do you even remember what a cassette is? When they get old enough to be responsible for electronic items, will they leave their CDs behind and everything be digital? It seems that’s what the world is coming to. A lot of kids are old enough to have cell phones at the moment so of course most also have mp3 players.

I realized last week that I have yet to put a CD in my new car.. and I’ve had this new car for 4 and a half months. I mean there are so many other ways to listen to music now-a-days. You have the regular public radio, satelitte radio, plenty of ways to stream any music from your phone or mp3 player through your car. I mean most newer cars come with usb ports so your set. I don’t really even buy CDs anymore since I can buy all my music from iTunes.

CD sales have been on the decline ever since digital music was introduced. I think at some point we won’t be turning to CDs anymore but I’m not sure how close we are to that. Not everyone has (or wants) a digital method of playing their music. But as our lives progress, it will become the norm like CDs once were.

Do you still buy CDs or have you switched over to the digital world? Do you still make sure your kids know what we grew up with?

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  1. Sadi says

    GOOD POST! I had this realization when my daughter brought to my attention that I keep referring to different cd's as albums! She said, 'Mom, what is an album?' I thought - 'OMG'. So your kids will probably only see an actual record in a museum somewhere! Occasionally, I will buy a CD, but now, it's so easy to down load it to my iPOD, I have just gotten lazy. I saw a record player in a thrift store the other day - I should have grabbed it!!! lol

  2. Miriam T. says

    You're so right that there are so many things that kids are "missing." While records are still around, I haven't seen a cassette tape for sale in ages. I definitely haven't bought any CDs recently either. The times...they are a'changin.

  3. Gena says

    I still haven't been converted to all things digital. I have a couple of favorite singers that I have to buy their CD so I can listen to it in the car. My son has a lullaby CD that he plays every night...but he also has an mp3 player (or did, until it broke!) Hubby is quite the opposite...he buys all of his stuff on iTunes, but then again, he has an iPhone and I do not!

  4. Heather ~ Acting Balanced says

    I haven't bought a CD in years, but I do get them to review occasionally... I'd much rather get digital downloads though - so much more convenient and the kids won't find and scratch them... I'm predicting they'll be gone in a few more years.

  5. Dawn says

    We have a humongous CD collection and we still buy them. Recently, we bought CDs by Adele, KISS, Jason Aldean and I am sure a few more. Records haven't been really big since I was a kid, either, but I have a gigantic record collection, as well. It will really take a lot for me to switch over to a device that holds all of my collection of anything. There is just something comforting about being able to actually look at my music as well as listen to it. :) Dawn

  6. Jany Claire says

    Hi Ashley! I haven't bought a CD in many, many years! And more and more I've stopped even buying music off iTunes. I'm transitioning more toward Amazon Cloud or something like that where your music is stored "in the cloud" way up there somewhere for you! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Love to see/read about other interracial couples as well as other Ohio bloggers! Jany

  7. Jessica says

    Mariah got a cd player for Christmas, and we have one kid-appropriate cd for it! At least she knows what it is! I think the last CD I bought was the Oh Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack.

  8. Shary says

    I still make CD mixes. I even send copies of my mixes to people who are awesome enough to actually give it a listen before ripping it to their iPod or whatever. I have an mp3 player, but mix CD's are just so much more personal and fun.

  9. janet says

    Ok, remember single tapes...? What a waste! I think CDs and DVDs are disappearing due to digital music and now even digital movies! Smart TVs are getting popular.

  10. Darcy says

    Girl I still remember 8 tracks and records. My daughter doesn't know what those are or even a rotary phone. Heck even VHS is obsolete now! CDs might hang around a bit longer - they are 20+ yrs strong right now. But someday...they'll be relics too.

  11. Amanda O. says

    This made me LOL! I hadn't really thought about it, but just realized that I can't even remember the last time I bought a CD! I still remember recording songs on the radio on a cassette tape!!!