We don’t have tv in the classic sense. We have Netflix and networked computers. So my girl is used to using a keyboard to play her shows and can navigate it pretty well. So, recently we were watching the news on the three digital channels that we do actually get on tv (from the antenna) and she needed to go to the bathroom. We got up to go. She walked over to the keyboard and hit the spacebar, ’cause that’s what she does to pause her shows.
Nothing happened. She did it again. Nothing. She furrowed her brow and tried one more time. Then looked at me and said, “Mama, the show’s broken. It’s not pausing.”
It was one of those moments when you realize that your upbringing and hers is totally different. She’s so in tune with our tech that to her it makes perfect sense that you can pause all your shows, whereas I never did. You left, you missed part of the show.
I know it’s a minor difference, but it’s illustrative of the greater differences between being a kid now, and being a kid then.
ModaMama
April 17, 2014I know! My girl uses our phones and tablets better than us already.
ModaMama
April 17, 2014Totally!
ModaMama
April 17, 2014Yes it's very different. At the same time, I understand the parental comfort of being able to call your child at any point.
Sara
April 17, 2014We stick to Netflix and Hulu, love it! Can't believe how different things are now from when I was a kid! My daughter is 3 and loves to use the computer and iPad, I remember just learning how to use the computer in Kindergarten, and then when my dad was the only person with a cell phone! Crazy!
Lena B, Actually
April 17, 2014Yessssss! My kids come out with stuff like that all the time, and it really hits home how different their childhood is from ours. Also, makes me feel really old. 😉
Carolynn
April 17, 2014wow, so different. I'm amazed with kids these day and how different technology is for them vs. myself…especially when it comes to cell phones. All the 9-10 year olds in my church have their own phone. So weird, I never had a phone (or even a computer for that matter) of my own until I entered college.