April marks the 15th anniversary of my blog, so during the A-Z blogging challenge, I will be sharing previous posts from over 2,000 I have written.
Throughout the years, I have shared things about my sons, Wally and Theo — especially from their early years. Below is a poem that Theo wrote when he was in grade school about the internet. At that time, most people, including Theo, didn't have the internet at their fingertips like we do today. He had limited access on our home desktop computer. I find it interesting to read his poem and think about how much things have changed and how much things have remained the same. Also, I think you will see some of Theo's introverted tendencies in his poem. My commentary at the end was 15 years after Theo wrote the poem. This was originally posted in February 2013.
BTW, one of the reasons I chose this post is that it's a nod to National Poetry Month this month.
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Ponderings of Theodore--the Middle Years
On the Internet
Theodore wrote that poem when he was in grade school. I think it spoke to his growing awareness of the Internet. Fast forward to today. Theodore is now in a situation where he cannot afford Internet service and has no easy access to it. His lack of it has pointed out how much I have come to rely on the World Wide Web. I tell him to look up an address to find something. Then he reminds me that he doesn't have the Internet. I tell him to look up a recipe that will fit the ingredients he has on hand. He reminds me that he doesn't have the Internet. I tell him to check his email because there is an interesting email that he should see. He reminds me that he doesn't have the Internet.
However, he's doing much better than I think I would. What's he doing? He talks to his classmates, he listens to the radio, he plays cards, and he reads. Maybe I should be without the Internet for a while to see how well I could adjust. As much as I would like to pretend that I'm not hooked to my computer, I don't think I would fare very well.
Do you think you could give up the Internet?
I like Theo's thinking. I like to be anonymous too while I'm on the internet but I don't think you can do that anymore.
ReplyDeleteNope. Can't give up the internet. I think it had became a habit to go online and to blog. When the wi-fi is not working, I go a little nuts. But I think we should spend less time on the internet because human interaction in person is actually good for people. Or so I'm told.
Have a lovely day.