We lucked out again this year- the sun was out and it was grand...
But I think we'll venture somewhere else for next year's mother/daughter bonding trip. The beach doesn't seem to have enough appeal for the Bean anymore. Maybe some place with an arcade or a pool. Vegas! Maybe that would be entertaining enough...
Some place with music, flashing lights, and carpet that looks like this:
Okay maybe I'm a bit cynical. She is 11 and all about computer, TV, ipod, Netflix, iphone, video games. I sound like my dad when I ask her to come back to reality, humor me and just commune with nature for five minutes, will ya?
I think it is perfectly acceptable to limit my child's use of technology and I do. She doesn't have a Facebook account despite weekly pleading. She doesn't watch TV on weeknights. But I still struggle sometimes with finding a balance. A balance between my desire to drop her off with an Amish family and her desire to have to latest gadget, to have the same toys as her peers.
How do you strike this balance with your kids?
