I volunteered at my niece’s school a couple of weeks ago and decided that at recess I would have a dual purpose idea…"Let’s play Double Dutch!" I could entertain the kids and get some exercise at the same time. Perfect! That was until 4 of the 5 girls standing around shouted, "What’s Double Dutch?" In disbelief, I had to ask if they were kidding. Unfortunately, they were not. I tried to teach each of them Double Dutch but eventually gave up when I realized that 26 minutes wasn’t nearly enough time. Not only could they not jump, but they couldn’t turn either. They were what I like to call "double handed". It took me almost 3 summers to learn to jump rope so I didn’t think an accelerated jump rope lesson would be successful.
This situation made me think about all the things that I just don’t see anymore. Whatever happened to:
1) Kids playing outdoors
2) Going to churches small enough that the pastor knows the name of each member….and the
names of their family members who never seem to make it to church
3) Phone conversations….with text, email and Twitter, who has time to actually talk?!?! There’s
nothing like the essence of a real live conversation!
4) Santa Clause…I have several friends who tell their children at a young age that there is no
Santa and that Mommy and Daddy buy all the gifts. What a DUD! I get it, but I believed in
Santa for years and turned out okay. Let children have their imaginations back!
5) When the Atari cartridge messed up, taking it out and blowing in it to fix it…..no answer
needed here, but I had to throw that one in.
6) Cooking from scratch. I know there are a few of us who still do this, but many of us would
have no idea how to make a dumpling from scratch!
7) Holding the door for the person behind you when you clearly see that it will shut in their face
if you don’t. Urrrggghhh! This makes me so mad. What happened to being courteous? Are we
really in that much of a hurry?
8) Good music…I mean really good music. There are a lot of artists that I LOVE but there are
many more that confuse me as to how they got a record deal.
9) Good customer service!
10) Men that realize that caring for their children is mandatory and not optional…and no, you do
not get praise for doing what you are supposed to do.
I want everyone to share something from the "old days" that they miss. The "old days" could be 20, 5 or 2 years prior. What’s that one thing that you don’t see happen that may help make our world a better place.
I realize that Atari is not coming back, but I will make an effort to hold the door for the person behind me.
Real Life. Real Talk. Real Women.
Clutch
Friday, October 23, 2009
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Clutch, I soooooo feel you on that courteous tip!! Whatever happened to teens and children having respect for their elders? I know that there are some great kids out there but there are so many that are so disrespectful to each other at well. Or, whatever happened to the time when as soon as a female or elderly person steps on to a crowded bus or train, immediately they are offered a seat!! I think kind gestures of any type are just small things that each of us can do to make someone's day.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! You hit on a bunch of GREAT ones!! A friend and I were talking about the courteous one a few days ago. Her conclusion was it went away when it became acceptable to wear underwear on the outside. I think she's right. As far as kids playing outside...gangs and perverts prevent alot of the things that we used to do in my neighborhood as kids. Sad that neighborhoods are no longer made up of those nosy neighbors that used to tell on me when I was a little kid and did something wrong. OMGosh...I sooooo agree with the Santa Claus!! Kids grow up waaaaaay too fast these days!! I honestly didn't learn about Santa until 5th grade, but I milked it until 6th because my Mother had so much fun with it (which continued into adulthood...yep, "Santa" still filled my stocking every year). I know that the world is much smaller and our kids are exposed to so much more these days, but a kid really should be allowed to be a kid---'cause being grown ain't all it's cracked up to be!!
ReplyDeleteWhat ever happened to meaning what they say and saying what they mean. We are in a world of slang for this and that. Shorty, wifey, girlie. I can go on and on. We as mature adults should be articulate enough to verbally express what we want to say without all the useless gargon.
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