Since my son's birthday is tomorrow, this seemed like an appropriate time to share a short, but perhaps telling, anecdote.
I was standing in line at a local restaurant with my son and a friend of mine, waiting patiently to get our burritos and sit down to dinner, when my son casually and with no preface whatsoever looks up at me and asks, "Mommy, can I have an iPod?"
"What?" I said, already laughing out loud. "Do you even know what an iPod is?"
"Yes," he said, "it's something you play games on."
Let me confess here that, although I do know iPods are primarily for music, I have absolutely no idea if they can be used for games or not because -- and here's what makes this scenario even funnier -- I don't even have an iPod.
I should have seized the opportunity to explore further why my son was suddenly compelled to ask for this bit of technology, but all I could do was laugh at what a different world it is for kids these days. Or maybe it just seems different because the technology's different. Did I want a Walkman when I was turning 6? I really don't think so. I think I was older before I became aware and enamored of the technology of my day.
Lest any of you be concerned about my son being overly indulged, however, rest assured: there's no iPod coming for him for his birthday. At the very least, I get one before he does.
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