Do you want to know what makes me sad? Like REALLY just bums me out... Here it is... The fact that I am ___ years old and I see things from my childhood from ___ years ago and it's labeled "classic" or worse.. "retro"! To be honest, I'm only 26 (and HAVE BEEN for a few years now..) so really 15 or 20 years ago shouldn't qualify as CLASSIC and definitely not RETRO! 50 years... sure. 80 years.. YES.. but 20? This whole thought came about when I was minding my own business looking in the toy aisle at a store and I came to an end display labeled "retro toys". My heart sank when I saw all the toys that I use to own in my own toy box... Now sure, it is possible that the toys are from before even MY time but still, it doesn't make the jab to the heart any less painful! After rushing away from all of THAT, I couldn't help but think of how different things are "these days" compared to when I was.. younger. Would I go back if I could... Uhh... Probably not to be honest. Sure they were simpler times but now that I have what I have... To just LET IT GO (Please don't start.. you know what I'm talking about..) would kind of suck.. The first step to admitting having a problem is actually doing just that. Though I don't like to be considered OLD SCHOOL when I look at my former loves and obsessions from "back in the day", I could never go back.. My admittance of my addiction.. Here it goes..
My name is Kara and I am a slave to technology. I own the following things that make my life easier and I wouldn't trade them.. A laptop, a tablet, a smart phone, a smart watch, a DVR, a smart TV and so on. It is true... Watching a TV show in real time without the ability to fast forward through boring commercials annoys me... Looking at my watch while I'm working to see who texted me is better than digging for my phone... Watching digital versions of TV series and movies is better than messing with the disks... I promise that even though most of the time it's on a screen, I still read books to myself and my children. I realize that a giant chunk of our society today seems to get dumber while everything plugged in around us seems to get smarter and I vow to not fall into that category. Even still, I love that I have a blanket that heats up and a coffee maker that starts itself in the mornings. And as many people do these days, I rely heavily on my cell phone. My phone helps my world go around... It's the alarm I wake up to, the calendar reminders that chime when somethings scheduled, the quick reference when I need a recipe or to prove my husband wrong about something, the funny video screen to show quick ridiculous clips or full length movies for impatient children, the time killer with tons of Freemium games that each harbor their own weird addictions, the calculator for a quick need, the on hand camera to capture moments I would probably otherwise miss, the skype window to my family 900 miles away from me, the FaceBook app (That's all I need to say..), the music to my workouts, cleaning or driving, my GPS for anywhere new, my emails for my business and SO MUCH MORE. If I woke up and someone told me "NO MORE PHONE FOR YOU!" it's hard to imagine not crying... I don't have to carry the damn thing EVERYWHERE I go... (Yes I take it in the bathroom, the car, outside, the kitchen...) But it is a nice little slice of my crazy pie life. My husband would LOVE me to ditch the phones, cable, ELECTRICITY and just unplug ourselves from society altogether but uh... No freaking way is that going to happen. I love straight hair and video games too much! In closing... Though I am obviously a small cog in our twisted machine of techno lovers, I will use it (as much as I can) in moderation and not let my children become technology dependent dummies who rely on anything plugged in to have a good time.
There, that wasn't so bad! Clearly if you're reading this, you're on a computer of some kind and for that.. THANK YOU! ^_^ See you again soon! Thanks for hanging in there for me and with me!
-SuperMom
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