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Originally Posted by Nyah
I'm 41 and I still remember my early childhood phone number and address thanks to my parents.
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Ugh...dredges up some bad memories for me.
Many years ago I was volunteering with ~10 year olds and one of the things we did was:
"Write down the names of your parents, your phone number and your home address!"
Out of 20 kids one of them got his dad's name right and another one got his phone number right, none of them knew their address or their mom's actual name. I was stunned. If these kids got lost they were helpless.
Like you, I know my parents' and most of my best friends' phone numbers off by heart...because I had to dial them!
Yeah. Either teach your kids or chip them.