Posted by: SemiLiveMusic
OT - Kids being catered to too much? - 10/27/04 07:04 AM
Just wondering what you guys think about this, since the average age here is beyond "kids."
It just struck me that I guess there is a possibility that all of the extracurricular activities (after-school) that kids have these days, is that creating a generation that thinks everything should be organized for them? Rather than just fend for yourself? Self-reliant, creative. When we were kids... you ever pushed a tire around with a stick? Yep.
Reason I bring this up is a girl who I play guitar for, she wanted to go home early Friday night because she said she had to get up at the crack of dawn (on her SATURDAY off) and take little Johnny to a soccer game. Had to get him up and ready and be out of town at the place at 7:30 a.m., so she had to get up real early.
I said "Wow, now, do you think they are taking this a bit too far?" The kid is like 9 years old. For a friggin soccer game. Gracious, no wonder moms are stressed out. Their whole world revolves around carting kids around here and there.
I never see kids riding bikes anymore. I can't tell you the last time I saw a kid climbing a tree. I mean, literally, it's been decades.
I don't know how it relates to music but I'll bet you could find something there. Something to talk about anyway.
It just struck me that I guess there is a possibility that all of the extracurricular activities (after-school) that kids have these days, is that creating a generation that thinks everything should be organized for them? Rather than just fend for yourself? Self-reliant, creative. When we were kids... you ever pushed a tire around with a stick? Yep.
Reason I bring this up is a girl who I play guitar for, she wanted to go home early Friday night because she said she had to get up at the crack of dawn (on her SATURDAY off) and take little Johnny to a soccer game. Had to get him up and ready and be out of town at the place at 7:30 a.m., so she had to get up real early.
I said "Wow, now, do you think they are taking this a bit too far?" The kid is like 9 years old. For a friggin soccer game. Gracious, no wonder moms are stressed out. Their whole world revolves around carting kids around here and there.
I never see kids riding bikes anymore. I can't tell you the last time I saw a kid climbing a tree. I mean, literally, it's been decades.
I don't know how it relates to music but I'll bet you could find something there. Something to talk about anyway.