Points2Ponder

                        "Riding a Dinosaur can still be fun!"

                                     Points2Ponder

                                                                                                       By Alan P. Scaglone

 Why is that we are in an age when… the only thing that seems to entertain our children is… something electronic and turbo powered.

Just ask any parent, and they will tell you. The kids demand to have the latest and greatest game or version—and if they don’t get it—they sulk.
And the funny thing is? The parents today—give in!
They want to be the “Cool” parent or the “hip” parent—I am keenly aware that the “hip” is just the opposite—it is not hip, not cool.
But then again, I still say the word “stoked” to mean excited and amazed to the inth degree—you know what I am saying, right?
We have parents who are afraid their child won’t “like” them—so, they abandon their role as parent in favor for their hope of being popular with – their own child.

Points2Ponder  Remember when parents were parents and friend were friends—and the two were not the same and never confused?

You see that picture?
This is a three year old who can teach his Nano(that would be me) to play something called Angry Birds and actually make it to the 13^th level—not an easy task.
In fact, I achieved a level I never thought possible—my three year old grandson Jett thinks his Nano has a “Cool” new phone—with Angry Birds!
And that’s the whole reason why I now sport a Samsung Galaxy Note II – with all the bells and whistles—even talking commands and Siri like voice talking back to me.
I must admit—I never thought that being a dinosaur was so bad. I had my old Pantech flip phone, sportin’ lime green highlights.
I had no idea what was waiting for me—until I converted to the “dark” side!
Yep—I now know why they call them a “Smart” phone—they sure are smarter than I am!
But back to the dinosaur—and the smart phone—and my new favorite babysitter—Angry Birds!
Stick with me—I am circling for a landing—just may take a moment.
We had my new phone, the new game Angry Birds was pulled up and we were making it through new levels—and my grandson was in his zone!
I say he was transfixed on this Angry Birds thing—he’s three years old, but he knew how to get the binoculars and make it three times bigger and shoot multiples!
At three years old!
I was stoked!
And then something happened—a dinosaur appeared!
And Jett dropped his Angry Birds, almost dropped my new phone—not a cool moment there…
And said “Nano, can I get on your back and ride?”
And there it was—the dinosaur was popular all over again.
He got on—and down the hall we went—he was giggling and gurgling glee out of his mouth!
He was in hog heaven—on his Nano’s back—and holding on for dear life!
He said, “do it again, do it again!”
And… for him—I did!
Even the adults were laughing—probably at my expense—I was not convinced that my rear end was properly covered at all times—I couldn’t see to confirm!
And then he said “Back up Dinosaur!”
And I made the Beep Beep Beep sound as I put this dino in reverse—and he laughed all the harder.
As I looked behind me, I saw that brand new bells and whistles Note II just sitting there—with Angry Birds wondering where that little boy went.
And I thought—we don’t have to be their friend or buy them the newest and greatest game to get them to like us and laugh with us, not at us!
We just have to get on our hands and knees, out of our recliners or our laptops, updating our facebook pages or living through someone else’s pictures—
And PLAY! Backward, then forward, then Reverse—HIT PLAY!
I bet that will make them like you!

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