I have 3 daughters, Rebecca (5), Bailey (5) and Felicity (2). They are growing up in a world that is new to us, but is their normal. Computers and the Internet have always existed in their world, they are unlikely to ever play a VHS tape and will probably never receive a mixed tape from a boyfriend. They have made 2 comments over recent months that have really reminded me of this.
The two photos are a before and after of a little mischief they got up to. One morning last week Bailey got her hands on a pair of scissors and decided to give herself, her 2 sisters and a barbie a haircut. I phoned the girls and told them they should get mum to email me a photo so I could have a look. Rebecca said to me:
Don't need to email it daddy, mummy has already blogged it!!
I was blown away! It's obviously a term they have recently heard, but they clearly also understand that it means daddy can see their photos on his computer. And this is normal to them.
It reminded me of another comment. A few months ago I was photographing some records that I had inherited from my gran a while before, and was planning on listing them on eBay. One of the twins came into the lounge and began looking at the objects laying on the floor. She looked confused for a minute and then said:
That's a big DVD daddy!
Progress and innovation are inevitable, and personally I love it. Our kids are growing up in a world that we didn't know in our childhood and I wonder what that will mean, and what it will look like when they start blogging about the future their children will know.
(Not that I am going to let my daughters even contemplate having boyfriends until they are 21 of course!)
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