Question of the day.....
Where would we be today if technology was still as advanced as it was in the 90's???
When I was a kid my parents made me go outside all of the time. Honestly
that was all there was to do. I mean you hung out with your friends
down at the town square... Or you walked around town to see who you
could find. We didn't have cell phones... Facebook wasn't a thing but
there was MySpace or AOL! I was only able to use that when I was at
school because that is when I had full access to a computer. (I giggle
now because I am writing this from my phone)
I received a Facebook message from my oldest son today that said... Internet is down!!! For my youngest who is 10 this meant life as he knows it was over!!! For my oldest who is wanting to graduate high school and pursue a career in the tech field... This meant what can I fix! All I could do is laugh and remember a day with simpler times. It seems like all they want to do is play games online... Or talk to their friends online. Anymore there is no face to face contact...I mean a handful of friends that they talk to online are just a couple blocks away.... And when you live in a town that is one mile by one mile (yes we moved into another small town in Iowa) it's really not that far to walk!!
I understand that we live in a small town and if you ask my 13 year old it sucks! At that age I thought the same thing... But then when you grow up and see your small town growing into a big town/city it's sad. You don't take time in our busy lives anymore to stop.. Play outside and get dirty, walk around town, sit out back on your deck and look at how beautiful the stars are. I am so worried that we are keeping our own lives so occupied and making our kids see that's how life is supposed to be that we are not enjoying life! We are not showing our kids that there is only so many days in a lifetime before it's gone!
Yes technology is great! Don't get me wrong on that! I think that is the only thing that helps us get through our busy days! At the same time I wish things would slow down. I want to see my boys grow into amazing men. I want to have memories that they will pass on to their kids. I don't want their memories to be.... Mom and dad worked...I was in my room... And that's all!For all you young people reading this... Thinking I am old... I'm not! I am only 33 and yes still missing times that were simpler! To me it's sad that my kids will never know what it means to have to develop your camera roll! They will never know what a true Polaroid camera is! A boom box, VHS tape, or real Saturday cartoons are! ( I will talk about that another day)
So I think my answer is... As far as daily life with active kids and a full time job. It would be challenging but hey our parents did it! At the same time I think our children would also appreciate things more! We wouldn't have kids thinking everything should be given to them! They would understand the value and work that goes into a dollar! Life would still go on though! My kids may thing otherwise!
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