Kids these days!

There's this email that's been going around forever about how kids these days don't know how "good" they have it. You know the one? We had to blow on our video cartridges to get them to work. Cell phones were unspeakable for anybody under the age of 30. Beepers were the thing to have. Yah, that one.

Last night, my older daughter had a choir performance. She did great by the way. It was a musical named, A Kid's Life. Picture it. The lights went out and technology was gone. ((GASP!))

It made me think of how adults would panic as well if we lost technology. I start shaking like a crack addict if my Internet is down. And good lord, if my phone has no bars? Yah, I feel naked. I'm not embarrassed by that though. I lived through the days when caller ID was unheard of. You had to pick that phone up to see who it was. Busy signals? Yah, we had to call back. I paid my dues. I deserve the luxuries of this century. We all do. Do the kids these days though?

No.

Do we allow them to enjoy the luxuries?

Yes.

Spoiled brats, I tell ya! But therein lies the problem. I couldn't imagine not being able to get a hold of my daughter when I couldn't find her. What did my own mother do when I was out playing or venturing off out of site? How did she do it? I embrace technology. I love the fact that my kids can spend all day on the computer or pushing the screens of their iTouch or iPod. As long as they aren't saying the annoying words of, "I'm bored!" If I ever said that when I was a kid, my dad would've kicked my skinny little butt.

Of course, I was never bored as a kid. I actually went outside to play from sun up to sun down.

Friday carpool today!

E: You guys are boring this morning.

Me: I'm just a circus monkey to you, aren't I E?

E: A circus monkey? Nah, but seeing as three out of the four people in this car are playing with their iPhone's and iTouch's...I've got nothing to do.

Me: Don't hate E. You'll get one someday. I mean, making 20 cents a day....what are you up to now? $16.40?

E: Funny! How many tube tops can you get with $16.40? Like 20?

Me: I wish! But lemme check my iPhone for possible sales. Gimme a minute.

E: I hate you and your iPhone too.

Ah, technology. It truly rocks! :)

If I've offended you or expressed anything you don't agree with, don't worry, I'll probably do it again.

Friday Frayhem....priceless?

My youngest birthday is on Sunday which therefore means she gets to bring cupcakes to school today. The smile on her face as she proudly walked into school today carrying her two trays of cupcakes were priceless. Priceless. A word used often nowadays that means nothing. Nothing is truly priceless. Those cupcakes cost me $12.00! But yes, the smile was worth it....I guess.

My carpool was tripled this week because I'm a nice parent and neighbor. And surprisingly the conversation between me and the tweens matched with how much a dollar is truly worth to a child. Now, my kids swear that I crap money. For years, I keep telling them that the ATM in my ass has been broke since I reached the age of 16when I got my first job at K-Mart in the apparel department. Sadly, they don't believe me and have a huge dose of reality coming their way. Even sadder, I'm convinced my husband thinks he's swimming in cash but that's just cause he doesn't pay the bills and doesn't need a Xanax every 2 weeks...like me.

Again, the stars of the carpool are my daughter M and my nemesis E. M was quite quiet and I think you'll know why. E is a church boy by the way. An attribute because he has good parents. M is not a church girl unless one of our neighbors take her to church. We believe in god but we also don't believe in shoving a belief down her throat until she's old enough to decide for herself. This is a fact that E likes to tease me about because he knows I'm a tube top wearing, beer drinking and church fearing woman.

E: I had a dream last night that I finally got an iPod Touch but it was only an 8G.

Me: Pft! Only an 8G? How's your purchase of the $100 netbook coming?

E: My mom is saving my allowance. She's my personal savings account. I think I've got $12.20 so far.

M (daughter): Wow! You're rich!

Me: How does one end up with 20cents? That's a weird amount. Usually it's just a dollar amount.

E: I get paid 20cents for every chore I do.

M (daughter): That sucks! Is that even legal?

Me: At that rate, by the time you can get your netbook....it'll be out of style.

E: Well, the BISHOP says you appreciate material items if you work hard for em. It's kind of a, "God is good, life is good.....god is life." way of thinking. You know....oh wait, do you know? I don't mind working hard for things that I really want. That's the way good people should be.

Me: Said the boy who scoffed at an 8G iPod Touch. Don't try to scare me with your Bishop talk....I'll just wave my pitchfork in your face.

E: Whatever!

And there you have it! The ultimate comeback of I got him and he knew it. Gas. $2.76 a gallon. iPod Touch. $199....8G. Getting a 12 year old boy to say, "Whatever!" PRICELESS!

If I've offended you or expressed anything you don't agree with, don't worry, I'll probably do it again.