wow, i feel like i haven't written in years! i have so much to say and yet nothing at all so eh...
so i was talking to my dad on halloween and he was telling me about these new neighbors we have- they seem pretty cool, but i've never met them. but anyhow the guy used to be a lutheran pastor and you know you'd expect the guy to be all anti- halloween, it's satan's holiday etc. but no he loves it- you know why? because it's like the only day all year that people get out in their neighborhoods and socialize. i mean what's this world coming to if we have to bribe kids with candy just to get them to play outside? heck when i was a kid (which was like 3 years ago) the only excuse we needed was good weather. it was sunny- we were outside: we were swiming, having lemonade stands, riding bikes, building forts, playing pretend- it didn't matter we were doing it. my parents very rarely were like "go get some sunlight" now all you have is a bunch of electronic drones! honestly some kids are more addicted to their video games than herione addicts are to their next fix- give me a break. ok so let's say it's raining...go jump in some puddles for crying out loud! God gives us this stunning planet full of beauty and we lock ourselves in our houses and stare at a computer screen, it's ridiculous- and i'm not exempting myself (if that's the correct form of exempt) i spend WAY too much time on the computer, or watching movies and stuff. but honestly i love the outdoors, i spend time watching sunsets, jumping in puddles, doing homework at the park, playing at the park, taking walks at night, hiking and picnicing every sunday i mean for all the time i spend in my room i feel like at least i get out some! and it's by far colder here than it is in redding y'all. so what is it about halloween that is worth unplugging for? i dunno, is it the promise of candy? is it the fun of dressing up? is it just because everyone else is doing it? i may never know what the draw is, but for my new neighbor it's socializing. heck the man brought my parents cookies- trick or treat here's some cookies? that's hilarious! actually my cul-de-sac is relatively social, we participate in the yearly neighbors night thing and whenever we see eachother we wave and we buy all the kids fundraiser stuff and we're all very nice folks- but we're not front porch sitting types. in fact none of us even has a front porch- a back porch maybe, but not a front one. we just have garages and driveways and every so many houses a little patio, but it's hardly a place to sit and socialize with the neighbors. what's this world coming to?
even though i'm a 90's kid i'm so glad i grew up when i did. sure we had some technology, but we still knew what sunlight looked like all summer long- and i'm thankful for that.
changedfish- get out and give a neighbor a hug
so i was talking to my dad on halloween and he was telling me about these new neighbors we have- they seem pretty cool, but i've never met them. but anyhow the guy used to be a lutheran pastor and you know you'd expect the guy to be all anti- halloween, it's satan's holiday etc. but no he loves it- you know why? because it's like the only day all year that people get out in their neighborhoods and socialize. i mean what's this world coming to if we have to bribe kids with candy just to get them to play outside? heck when i was a kid (which was like 3 years ago) the only excuse we needed was good weather. it was sunny- we were outside: we were swiming, having lemonade stands, riding bikes, building forts, playing pretend- it didn't matter we were doing it. my parents very rarely were like "go get some sunlight" now all you have is a bunch of electronic drones! honestly some kids are more addicted to their video games than herione addicts are to their next fix- give me a break. ok so let's say it's raining...go jump in some puddles for crying out loud! God gives us this stunning planet full of beauty and we lock ourselves in our houses and stare at a computer screen, it's ridiculous- and i'm not exempting myself (if that's the correct form of exempt) i spend WAY too much time on the computer, or watching movies and stuff. but honestly i love the outdoors, i spend time watching sunsets, jumping in puddles, doing homework at the park, playing at the park, taking walks at night, hiking and picnicing every sunday i mean for all the time i spend in my room i feel like at least i get out some! and it's by far colder here than it is in redding y'all. so what is it about halloween that is worth unplugging for? i dunno, is it the promise of candy? is it the fun of dressing up? is it just because everyone else is doing it? i may never know what the draw is, but for my new neighbor it's socializing. heck the man brought my parents cookies- trick or treat here's some cookies? that's hilarious! actually my cul-de-sac is relatively social, we participate in the yearly neighbors night thing and whenever we see eachother we wave and we buy all the kids fundraiser stuff and we're all very nice folks- but we're not front porch sitting types. in fact none of us even has a front porch- a back porch maybe, but not a front one. we just have garages and driveways and every so many houses a little patio, but it's hardly a place to sit and socialize with the neighbors. what's this world coming to?
even though i'm a 90's kid i'm so glad i grew up when i did. sure we had some technology, but we still knew what sunlight looked like all summer long- and i'm thankful for that.
changedfish- get out and give a neighbor a hug
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