Still and Quiet.

It is early in the morning, and all is still and quiet. It doesn’t happen very often in a home with four children, but they are all still sleeping.  I can even hear the kitchen clock ticking. I’m quite certain I didn’t even know it had an audible tick. 

I read an article yesterday by some young wannabe bagging out parents who make purchases like ‘kiddie treadmills and stationery bikes,’ and then in the very next paragraph started complaining that we are too techno savvy and ‘allowing’ our kids to be such tech heads is bad parenting and contributing to the obesity issue.  Well, first of all ~ I’m pretty certain she didn’t even have children herself.   Secondly, even though I personally don’t like the treadmills / bikes, I definately support the parent right to buy whatever crap they want for their children.  I seriously doubt that the purchase would be made to force the child to use it, rather because the children see their parents working out and like to join in.  Children mimic adult activities, and if buying them their own would illiminate injuries from trying to use adult machines, so be it.  Thirdly, technology is changing, and is ever present.  It makes sense to teach our children how to use all platforms.  It’s not that we’ve become lazy, this is just the next step in our evolutionary process.  Kids still play outside, I see them everywhere.  Finally, the ‘obesity crisis’.  In looking at my children’s schoolyard, I failed to see one over-weight child.  They were running around like, well, like children! enjoying being outdoors.  I didn’t see any technology being used other than balls and hoops and hopscotch, unless of course the technology was being used indoors with all the obese children, contributing to the demise of society as we know it!  Quick! Something must be done! 

Puhlease.

*sigh* Well, another day at work beckons.  Meeting with Regional Management today. It’s sure to be one lovely day of ass whooping for me ( .

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