OK, so it’s like the first week of summer…………and I’m bored, but I’m ok with it. Soph’s in preschool, which mellows things out quite a bit. J’s downstairs wii’n it up and Matty’s asleep. So, it’s just me, kitty, and some chillin’ jazz. Now all I need is an afternoon perc-me-up, and I’m set.
Kinda different earlier this morning. J & I worked on some History, which I found cool- J not so much. After only 10 minutes of updating our 20th-21st century timeline, he laid on the floor and sighed, “ugh, are we DONE with History?!” Apparently learning about History, about how we has a nation, as a people, about the Great Wars, about Desegregation, the Great Depression, AND the invention of the Television…………pales in comparison to Hot Wheels on the Wii. He does, of course, before being released to the Man Cave and being reunited with his one true love, need to take care of some chores. Which, I might add, he’s gotten alot better about doing w/out the whumpin’ and complaining that used to accompany his tasks. So, I guess the lesson that I’ve learned is that to him, the “In the Beginning” began with the invention of the Wii. Everything prior……..is irrelevant. Hah!
Thinking back to my first statement- yes, I’m bored……but I’m ok with it. This is a topic that pops up quite a bit with me and J. To me, boredom breeds creativity; creativity breeds invention, ideas……art. I think back to my family trips to Souix City every summer, the long drives, hours…..upon hours………..upon hours……….of driving. My sisters and I sitting in the back, at times at each other’s throats. My sketchbook and I, countless hours doodling, coming up with ideas for projects……enjoying the natural beauty surrounding us as we drove……getting to experience how the rest of the nation lives; some places hadn’t seemed to have changed for decades! These are things that he could be missing out on, burying his head in video or video game. This is why I refuse to install Angry Birds on my phone. I know, I know; everything in moderation……but there’s still a part of me that digs my heels in. I guess I just don’t want my kids to miss out getting to experience the things that seem to be getting lost in the shuffle. Boredom is OK. Sit with it. Enjoy it. “Be still and know that I’m God.” How is that gonna happen if we’re tweet’n and fbook, Angry Bird’n every spare second we get? Ummmm…..ok, truth be told, this is a lesson that I too need to learn. Aaaaaaaaaaand, as a kid, if my parents had actually BOUGHT me a video game or portable DVD player to play w/ during the drive, I would’ve thought they were the ULTIMATE! Yes, as a kid the drives were really boring. But now, as an adult I can look back and see the value in what I experienced. So, J don’t quote me on this one, but maaaaaaaybe Angry Birds isn’t all THAT bad. And, an occasional tweet here and there isn’t criminal.
I dunno…………thoughts?