…back to when <\/span>we were <\/strong>kids…<\/span><\/div>\n
R<\/span>ecently, I’ve heard about “kids these days”. Maybe it’s old person syndrome or the company I keep, but it’s pretty constant. “All they do is play video games” or “They are constantly ON THEIR PHONES”, are the common refrains.<\/p>\n
Sure, that does seem to be true when I observe the “kids” I see in the wild today. However, what else are they going to do these days? Especially considering current goings-on, i.e. Global Pandemics and what not.<\/p>\n
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We all do it. We think back to when we were kids and what we used to do at their ages. It’s just different now.<\/p>\n
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They certainly can’t go TP a friend’s house as that’s simply NOT POSSIBLE at this time due to a pandemic related supply problem.<\/li>\n
They may not feel like hopping on a bicycle and riding around the neighborhood either. Did YOU strap on a helmet when you did that as a kid? NO.<\/li>\n
Prank calls. Nope. Not doing that thanks to Caller-ID being rolled out some 20 years ago.<\/li>\n
Door dinging? Not-a-chance. Thanks a lot Ring and every other video system that homeowners have installed on their homes.<\/li>\n
Egging, mailbox smashing, car-alarm-activating, no see numbers 1 & 4 above.<\/li>\n
Being mall-rats. No, see #1.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
This quarantine time of pandemic hell we are in is tough all around. Let’s just not forget it is tough on kids too. Sure, they could read a book but don’t forget it’s PROBABLY ON THEIR DIGITAL DEVICE so don’t have a cow man!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
…back to when we were kids… Recently, I’ve heard about “kids these days”. Maybe it’s old person syndrome or the company I keep, but it’s pretty constant. “All they do is play video games” or “They are constantly ON THEIR …<\/p>\n
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