I remember my childhood very well. A very happy one, full with amazing memories. As a child, time Seemed to go so slow, a year felt like a lifetime. I Was shocked When My 8 year old daughter Said She Had Never Had this kind of feeling, that 'Actually she felt she About did not-have enough time to do all she wanted to do. And Lately I've been feeling HAVING That the time is going fast, too fast ... and I Knew que le world as a kid est changing fast and not Necessarily for the better. Kids today do not-have the time to just be kids anymore and to play as kids used to play. First thing one of my daughter's friends were her first playday Abebooks web sites at our house was "Can we watch a movie ??". I had a hard time explaining to her That in our house we just did not watch movies whenever will cam friends over. They Were Supposed to play. Play ?? Yes ... play !! Luckily my daughters made friends with kids aussi Who enjoy playing - playing normal - but once in a while I still-have to defend myself and explain why I'm not getting em an ipod, ipad year, gold has a Nintendo Wii. Why I'm not getting them all the Monster High Doll Collection, and why my 10 year old can not wear That are way too short shorts to school and is still not allowed to-have a computer in her room, and no, no, she can not watch Big Brother. And Often, very Often, I feel I'm fighting a battle already lost That Is. Quoting a sentence from Palmer's book: "There is a need for Such a huge cultural shift away from consumerism That I feel powerless as an individual to act". Thanks, Sue, for this great book! I'll do my job in spreading the word, and yes, "it's the economy".
