I swear I put this story on here but I couldn't find it so I have to share it. This happened a couple of weeks ago. I know how I can go on and on so I'll try to keep it brief :P
I've had a few conversations through the years at work and with friends about what our kids will have that we didn't. Most commonly its the cell phone. We know we're old now when we will have to explain that "back in the day" we had to stay at home while talking to someone and our phones used to have to plugged in the wall so we couldn't even change rooms while talking (I'm not going to even go into the party line we had when I was little). I knew I'd have to explain this to Noah the same way I'll have to explain remote controls, the internet, and text messaging.
However, I never thought I'd have this conversation. We recently had Noah's portrait made. When it was all said and done I took him to the potty. He sat up there like a big boy and announced he was done. I pulled him off and pulled his pants up. He turned to look at the toilet and tilted his head. He looked at me and 'It broke Daddy.' Suddenly I realized this toilet was the 'old-fashioned' pull handle. It occurred to me that my son thinks a public toilet that doesn't automatically flush when you stand up is 'broke.'
I usually defend our society and the way it is creating a sedimentary generation. I usually say "Lazy people raise lazy kids," but now I'm not so sure when my kid thinks somethings wrong when he has to walk around and pull a lever to make his pee-pee go bye-bye.
I've had a few conversations through the years at work and with friends about what our kids will have that we didn't. Most commonly its the cell phone. We know we're old now when we will have to explain that "back in the day" we had to stay at home while talking to someone and
However, I never thought I'd have this conversation. We recently had Noah's portrait made. When it was all said and done I took him to the potty. He sat up there like a big boy and announced he was done. I pulled him off and pulled his pants up. He turned to look at the toilet and tilted his head. He looked at me and 'It broke Daddy.' Suddenly I realized this toilet was the 'old-fashioned' pull handle. It occurred to me that my son thinks a public toilet that doesn't automatically flush when you stand up is 'broke.'
I usually defend our society and the way it is creating a sedimentary generation. I usually say "Lazy people raise lazy kids," but now I'm not so sure when my kid thinks somethings wrong when he has to walk around and pull a lever to make his pee-pee go bye-bye.
