kids of today

It's like dinner and a movie. One kid plays the role of daredevil while the other pretends to broadcast the play by play in 'Gabes Bicycle Jump.' No kids were hurt seriously in the making of this video.

Don't get me wrong, I love my parents dearly, and they did a pretty darn good job raising 3 boys during the tough economic times of the 70s. Inspired by something I saw from ABC News, here a few things my parents did back then that could get them in serious trouble today.

I often wonder what's going through my five year-old's mind when he's hoping from one couch to another to avoid the hot lava. What's he imagining when he reaches the top of the McDonald's play place rocket ship? Now I know thanks to this creative video from a creative dad called Action Movie Kid.

Our son Dylan is defiantly ready for the first grade. While in kindergarten he has learned to solve basic math questions, read simple sentences, answer basic questions on homework assignments and find the three little pigs on youtube. Parents everywhere are amazed at how quickly kids are grasping computer technology.

People tell me, "Even on Monday mornings you sound perky on the radio, what gives?" My answer...coffee. Everyone we know had to ease their way into liking this grown-up beverage and my way was with lots of cream and sugar. But that still wouldn't be enough for these kids to join in on the joy of java.

What's that strange noise coming out of the speaker? How do you send a text? Does this take a long time? These are some of the strange questions coming from these kids who where just presented with a strange odd device known as, a rotary phone.

This video is great, and it's set to a beautiful song by Alison Kraus and others, called "‘When You Say Nothing At All’. Her version sings, "You say it best when you say, It's not my fault'. Awesome! Mom, you are gonna love this one for sure!

So it’s always sad looking back at our childhoods and knowing we had way cooler stuff than kids today. We had Sega, Atari, Beepers, and of course video stores. What are kids missing out on?