Old....?

The other day, my youngest sister Chloe (7) was watching one of the classic Disney movies. One of the previews before the movie said, "Coming to you Spring of 1998!" I was in my bathroom brushing my hair and heard Chloe say, "1998?! That was forever ago!" I laughed at this. After I told Chloe that I had was 8 years old in 1998 she looked at me and said, "Wow Linds, you're old!" Another thing that she said that really cracked me up was when she was looking at the dates on Caitlin's phone and she said, "Your phone goes back to the 19's?!" This was weird for me to hear cause, obviously, I was born in the "19's". But to Chloe, who was born in 2001, 1990 seems like forever ago. All she has ever known is the 2000's.

Obviously I am not old. I am 19 and still have much life to live, but what Chloe said really got me thinking about some things.

1. Time really does fly. When you're in the middle of it or you're waiting for something to happen it seems like a minute lasts forever, but when you think back on your life, look how quickly the time seems to have passed. It doesn't pass any faster than anyone else's time here; an hour is still an hour. But when you look in the mirror do you really expect to see the person you see? Or do you expect a little 7 year old to smile back at you? I sometimes catch myself thinking, "That's not me," when I look in the mirror. It just goes to show that you have to make every minute count, because once it's gone it's gone, and the minutes pass quickly.
2. It is amazing the growth that technology has seen in just my short lifetime. I was watching Parent Trap (the new version with Lindsay Lohan) with a friend tonight and one of the girls at the camp says, "Oh no! I have like no service up here!" and she's holding this brick of a cell phone. It's so crazy to me how much I have seen in my lifetime, from the growth of computers, cell phones, and ipods, to the changes of style that seem to be reverting back to what my mom wore in high school. This age in which we live is truly fascinating. We have so many opportunities before us and so many things to help us and so much technology at our disposal. We would be foolish not to be grateful and use all of the resources available to us.
3. There are so many things from my childhood that seem to be nonexistent now. For example, Looney Tunes. I'm sure that there are still showings of the classic Looney Tunes cartoons on Boomerang and stuff, but I remember when waking up to watch Saturday morning cartoons was watching Buggs Bunny and Daffy Duck. I'm pretty sure that Chloe doesn't even know who any of the Looney Tunes characters are. Another thing is VHS. It is still pretty prevalent in many homes, but lots of little kids only know DVDs. Yet another thing is playing outside... This is really sad for me. A few months ago I was driving and I saw a billboard saying, "Get out and play and hour a day!" How sad is that? They have to tell kids to go outside and play. When I was little, that's all we did was play outside. There are so many things that have changed from when I was a child. I hope that I can show Chloe those things, or teach my future children about them, so that they are not forgotten or lost.