TBT...
Are you old enough to remember what this is, and where it was used???
If you're an old fart like I am, it's...easy...
I knew them as 'convertibles', and my aunts in Texas both had them on their sleeping porches.
They were actually called gliders, as they could be used as a semi-swing when configured like you see the one above. The arms folded down flat, and the back also folded down flat.
Covered with a sheet, and given a pillow, and a top sheet, I spent more than one night sleeping on them out on the porch since neither of their houses had air conditioning and we visited in the summer.
They aren't seen anymore, and sleeping porches are a thing of the past, especially with the coming of air conditioning everywhere. I truly do think kids are missing out on the 'joys' of sleeping outside and enjoying the sounds of the night.
Hell, even camping today, you can have an air conditioner for your tent!!! sigh...
What else do you miss from back in the day?



I miss the freedom.
Now everything is illegal or regulated.
Kid: "I'm bored."
Parent: "Go find your friends." Nudges kid out of door. "Scat."
We have to give kids electronic 'friends' instead of sending them off to make and keep friends. They end up isolated or with an inflated sense of self. Video games and AI are no replacement for human beings. Kids have to learn how to stand up to bullies, mean girls, and emotional parasites.