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Canadian Family Lives Like It's 1986

submitted by Ickster

9 years 12 months ago

YouTube Description:

No Internet, No Cable, No Problem -- Canadian Family Lives Like It's 1986. A family of four from Guelph, Ont., has banished cell phones and computers, donned cut-off jeans and combed out their mullets, vowing to live the low-tech life for a year.Blair McMillan, his partner Morgan Patey, and their two sons Trey, 5, and Denton, 2, are playing an elaborate game of make-believe, pretending it is the year 1986 — the year Blair and Morgan were born.They even dress the part, with mullets for the three boys, an 80s-inspired hairstyle for Morgan, a true Tom Selleck Magnum P.I. moustache for Blair and vintage clothing for all."No cell phones, no computers, no internet. I basically wanted to mold it around my household when I was growing up," McMillan told The Morning Edition host Craig Norris on Thursday."I used to live outside, playing outside, and I realized how different my kids are."Father worriedHe said he noticed a number of "red flags" watching his kids grow up tethered to technology and decided he needed to take action."Our two-year-old was able to swipe and mimic us on the cell phone, which they do a lot, but he was learning how to play the games because Trey would always be playing the games," said McMillan."My 5-year-old would almost associate family with what mobile phone%...