Comments on: Is it because I’m old … ?

By: scrapsbynobody

scrapsbynobody — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:27:52 +0000

Not that we could have afforded it…she had to make do with wrapping herself in old lace curtains!

By: scrapsbynobody

scrapsbynobody — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:26:23 +0000

Aw, come on! My newly grown up daughter spent all her time either reading, drawing, or playing out of doors. She still believed in fairies and elves long into middle school…BUT if you offered her a chance to be curled, painted pink, and wrapped in chiffon, she’d have been there with bells on!

By: mlpierre

mlpierre — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:30:15 +0000

Yikes! It’s not because you’re old, it’s because you think. The article made me realize that I will have to become like the guy (I’m having a senior moment) oh yeah, Don Quixote, tilting at windmills against the insidious marketing machine that has taken over the world. You have to double think whatever you do. Now I’m feeling angst about all the soul-less marketing I’ve bought into (including dropping a lot of $ into Mickey)… Mama S, I agree about the entertainment system in cars. I’m annoyed because the last van I bought came with the space for the DVD system pre-installed. We never installed an actual system because I think driving around is the last bastion of conversation space left, but everyone bumps their heads on the empty dvd box on the car ceiling…
Michèle

By: Cindy Bodie

Cindy Bodie — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:27:15 +0000

Then I’m GLAD to be old if this princess makeover is the expectation of the young.

By: MamaS

MamaS — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:19:40 +0000

No, it’s because you have common sense and imagination. Younger parents don’t seem to have the first, and the kids who spend all their time with TVs, VCRs, IPOD, MySpace, etc. don’t develop either. I am so cruel that I expect my child to “LOOK OUT THE WINDOW” (gasp) when we are in the car, instead of having his own personal entertainment system. And I also TALK (oh horror!) instead of turning on the CD player.