When I was your age...

Do you remember growing up and your parent's saying: "When I was your age..." Some days I can't help but smile when I catch myself saying: "When we were growing up things were very different than now." "When I was your age, I would never dream of doing what you just did." The truth is, things WERE different, they ARE different, and they should be. The world is changing. People change. Technology is advancing. My 5 yr old seems to know more about my smart phone than I do! The first time I used a PC was when I was 12. And it was to play Tetris on a Doss system. How ever, when I was 5, 9, 12 yrs old, I was out in the field, playing among the Bloekom trees (Eucalyptus trees), building huts, going for an all day bike ride with my brother. It was safe. Now, our children now about Smart phones and tablets and IPhones, Photo shop and Power point. They don't know what is to be out in nature all day, playing in the rain and feeling the wind and sun on your face, coming home with sunburn after being at the town swimming pool all day...It makes me think, next time I will say: "When I was your age, I was free to be a child."