I just realized what my generations' pitty-party argument to our children is after snapping at my kids in the living room....
Deklan and Blakely are watching The Cat in the Hat on TV which we DVR'd the other day. Since the show was aired on a regular station and not a movie channel, it all of a sudden went to....COMMERCIAL!! Both of my kids immediately started a tantrum yelling, "MOOOOM!! LOOOOK!!! Fast forward that! I don't WANNA WATCH A COMMERCIAL!!!!"
I promptly said, "Hey, I am not going to sit here and fast forward for you EVERY time a commercial comes on. When I was a kid, we couldn't just fast forward...we had to watch EVERY commercial there was. If I could do it, so can you!"
Technology may change, but the argument is still the same: Toughen up, I had it worse than you.
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AND we had to get up and change the channel! Well, maybe not you, you're a young pup. I'm old.
ReplyDeleteMurphy used to hate the commercials. Now she just says "I want that" everytime one comes on!