How Time Changes Things

Tonight my 11 year old went to the local skating rink with her friends alone. This is the first time she has gotten to do this. I was 14 and in Jr. High before I did that. I think back to how things were back when I was growing up. Have children today gotten more mature than we where or are parents today more lax? I am an overprotective parent and even I let her do more than I did at her age. This world has gotten harder. There is more danger. Yet kids have more freedom than ever. Are cell phones to blame? Is this a good or bad thing? I don't know. I want to protect my child. I would love to cage her up in a tower somewhere, but I don't think that is exactly legal. I want her to be social and have friends but can't they just stay little?

I love the smell of books!

Are books becoming obsolete? Will they go the way of VHS, cassette tapes, 8 tracks, and records? Is I Pad, Kindle, and Nook really the answer? I think not. I love the sound of crinkling pages. I love getting lost in an old book store or library. I love the smell of an old book! The way it is a little bit musty and also a bit woody. If old books could talk think of what they would say or where they have been. It is our job as book nerds to save the book race! I will not give in to peer pressure and I will continue to buy actual books. Bloggers I encourage you to do the same!