TV has been bombarding me lately with shows about little girls wanting to act grown up and be famous. That is the one thing I truly hate. Why has everything changed so much that now 10 year old girls feel the need to carry a bag everywhere, wear make up and heels? Why do parents let that happen?
When I was little all I did was enjoy being a child. I remember climbing trees, playing games, running around, going for swims. During the holidays, we would play cops & robbers almost everyday. We would have ice cream, play soccer, table tennis, pick out fruits from trees, play hide & seek. That was the life! I had to be home before dark, just like all of my friends. I didn't care about what I looked like or what other people thought of me. I didn't wear make up. My hair was always in a pony tail. I don't remember ever carrying around a bag until I was about 14, when I started being allowed (and wanting to) go out with my friends to the movies. I didn't go shopping. We went to the movies, to eat popcorn and have ice cream. I spent most of my time outside, running around, singing with friends, playing with friends, having the time of my life! Why do kids these days thinks that is a terrible idea?
I didn't watch a lot of TV. I didn't play a lot of video games. I doubt you can find a kid today that doesn't watch TV everyday, or plays video games. Yes, technology is much better. But kids are meant to be kids! They have energy. They are meant to be outside, using their imagination, making up their own games! I am not saying I don't think they should watch any TV or play any video games. But they do it too much! All the things kids do now started out as "grown up" things. 10 year old boys are meant to be outside playing soccer (or any other sport really). 10 year old girls are meant to hate boys, not have crushes on them.
I'm 21 now and I still don't wear make up everyday. Yet I see little girls on the street with mascara and lipstick on. What is with that? They wear sandals with heels. Do you have any idea how uncomfortable that must be? I barely ever wear heels. Why do they? The worst part is not the fact that they do it, it is the fact that their parents allow them to do it. I'm sure I asked mum for make up or heels when I was little. But like every good parents, she talked me out of it. Why? Because kids are not meant to look and act like adults. Kids are not meant to have boyfriends. They have no idea how much better their lives would be if they just stopped pretending they were older and enjoyed being a kid!
I miss being a kid. Everything was so much easier. I remember the days I would just sit around with friends and sing. Or play games. Without having to worry about work or uni. When alcohol wasn't part of my life. When I could just dance anywhere with my friends. When I didn't have to drive or take care of myself. When there was no such thing as boy problems. When people around me liked me because of me, not because they wanted something more to happen. When they just enjoyed my company and weren't trying to get into bed. Being a kid was so simple, so innocent. The kids of today don't get that. They start dating when they are 10, they wear short dresses and make up. They go out there to impress people.
Kids should be selfish, to an extend. They should do things that makes them happy (as long as it doesn't hurt someone else). They should do things with their friends for fun. They will have years ahead of them to try and impress people. So slow down and just be kids!
If I ever have kids (complicated topic here, let's save it to another post) I will make sure they can be themselves. I'm gonna make sure they enjoy being a kid. That, when they grow up, they can look back and smile because they know they had a good childhood.
Let kids be kids! Otherwise, when they grow up, they will act like kids, because they missed that part.
When I was little all I did was enjoy being a child. I remember climbing trees, playing games, running around, going for swims. During the holidays, we would play cops & robbers almost everyday. We would have ice cream, play soccer, table tennis, pick out fruits from trees, play hide & seek. That was the life! I had to be home before dark, just like all of my friends. I didn't care about what I looked like or what other people thought of me. I didn't wear make up. My hair was always in a pony tail. I don't remember ever carrying around a bag until I was about 14, when I started being allowed (and wanting to) go out with my friends to the movies. I didn't go shopping. We went to the movies, to eat popcorn and have ice cream. I spent most of my time outside, running around, singing with friends, playing with friends, having the time of my life! Why do kids these days thinks that is a terrible idea?
I didn't watch a lot of TV. I didn't play a lot of video games. I doubt you can find a kid today that doesn't watch TV everyday, or plays video games. Yes, technology is much better. But kids are meant to be kids! They have energy. They are meant to be outside, using their imagination, making up their own games! I am not saying I don't think they should watch any TV or play any video games. But they do it too much! All the things kids do now started out as "grown up" things. 10 year old boys are meant to be outside playing soccer (or any other sport really). 10 year old girls are meant to hate boys, not have crushes on them.
I'm 21 now and I still don't wear make up everyday. Yet I see little girls on the street with mascara and lipstick on. What is with that? They wear sandals with heels. Do you have any idea how uncomfortable that must be? I barely ever wear heels. Why do they? The worst part is not the fact that they do it, it is the fact that their parents allow them to do it. I'm sure I asked mum for make up or heels when I was little. But like every good parents, she talked me out of it. Why? Because kids are not meant to look and act like adults. Kids are not meant to have boyfriends. They have no idea how much better their lives would be if they just stopped pretending they were older and enjoyed being a kid!
I miss being a kid. Everything was so much easier. I remember the days I would just sit around with friends and sing. Or play games. Without having to worry about work or uni. When alcohol wasn't part of my life. When I could just dance anywhere with my friends. When I didn't have to drive or take care of myself. When there was no such thing as boy problems. When people around me liked me because of me, not because they wanted something more to happen. When they just enjoyed my company and weren't trying to get into bed. Being a kid was so simple, so innocent. The kids of today don't get that. They start dating when they are 10, they wear short dresses and make up. They go out there to impress people.
Kids should be selfish, to an extend. They should do things that makes them happy (as long as it doesn't hurt someone else). They should do things with their friends for fun. They will have years ahead of them to try and impress people. So slow down and just be kids!
If I ever have kids (complicated topic here, let's save it to another post) I will make sure they can be themselves. I'm gonna make sure they enjoy being a kid. That, when they grow up, they can look back and smile because they know they had a good childhood.
Let kids be kids! Otherwise, when they grow up, they will act like kids, because they missed that part.
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