Ah simpler times when innocence was something desirable.
๐ Mick ๐ – yeah… that’s what I think too. My daughter has no perspective on this – she only knows a life with cell phones, tablets, computers, and Internet…
All best,
David
My grandkids would go stir crazy on Shabbat if we didn’t come up with all kinds of inventive and fun word games played around the table. They love these games, yet the moment Shabbat ends, laptops have to come out, and they are lost to the world. If I can at least entice Shira to cook or bake something unusual and delicious for Sunday brunch, Ariel is immersed in computer games. I am not happy about it, but I have no control.
It’s not just kids, sadly. It’s me too.
I suppose you are a kid at heart, David? ๐ป
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Exactly – and delightful!
Much love,
D
There’s no imagination or charm anymore. Just a screen with bright images. How boring… ๐
yeah, I have plenty of reservations… everything has to be in moderation…
Love this poem, David. It touches my heart and stirs my memories. โค
In defense of computers, YouTube is wonderful when you need advice about how to do home repairs, gardening, and many other useful hands-on activities.
I think there needs to be plenty of time in every kid's day for wading in the creek and catching tadpoles, building sandcastles and snow forts, chasing butterflies, collecting rocks, watching the clouds roll by, riding bikes…
Cheryl, believe me, my daughter gets a lot of screen time! But it’s not necessarily good for her…
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David
I think we need to get back to that!!! I know too many personal scary stories on the porn scene.. scary!
Definitely. But it’s not just the porn – it’s really the whole she-bang. YouTube, video games, cell phones, etc., etc.!
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
Ah simpler times when innocence was something desirable.
๐ Mick ๐ – yeah… that’s what I think too. My daughter has no perspective on this – she only knows a life with cell phones, tablets, computers, and Internet…
All best,
David
My grandkids would go stir crazy on Shabbat if we didn’t come up with all kinds of inventive and fun word games played around the table. They love these games, yet the moment Shabbat ends, laptops have to come out, and they are lost to the world. If I can at least entice Shira to cook or bake something unusual and delicious for Sunday brunch, Ariel is immersed in computer games. I am not happy about it, but I have no control.
It’s not just kids, sadly. It’s me too.
I suppose you are a kid at heart, David? ๐ป
๐ง=๐ฆ
Exactly – and delightful!
Much love,
D
There’s no imagination or charm anymore. Just a screen with bright images. How boring… ๐
yeah, I have plenty of reservations… everything has to be in moderation…
Love this poem, David. It touches my heart and stirs my memories. โค
In defense of computers, YouTube is wonderful when you need advice about how to do home repairs, gardening, and many other useful hands-on activities.
I think there needs to be plenty of time in every kid's day for wading in the creek and catching tadpoles, building sandcastles and snow forts, chasing butterflies, collecting rocks, watching the clouds roll by, riding bikes…
Cheryl, believe me, my daughter gets a lot of screen time! But it’s not necessarily good for her…
๐งก
David
I think we need to get back to that!!! I know too many personal scary stories on the porn scene.. scary!
Definitely. But it’s not just the porn – it’s really the whole she-bang. YouTube, video games, cell phones, etc., etc.!
โค
David
Totally true!!!
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๐ Feel like we are from the Flintstones now!
maybe it’s just me!
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David
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And marbles and tree climbing. Your post made me recall how fun it was. Thanks.
I’m old enough to remember marbles and tree climbing! That’s so true, Selma.
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David
Sweet. Glad to know you remember. ๐
I think I’m close to the last generation of children for whom this was the norm…
How lucky indeed. Bless you. ๐