We had to do things differently.
Now, I'm not bashing technology. I actually love social media, and the world of knowledge at my fingertips! But back when I was growing up, and even while my kids were little, we had to come up with creative ways to entertain ourselves!
One of the great memories I have from the days of old were the car games. The games we played in the backseat to entertain ourselves on long trips. We used to sing all kinds of songs. Not pop songs. But the good ol' folk songs. My dad knew all the words to every verse and a lot of them have stuck with me.
There was also count the cows and horses. That got old after a while because if we drove the same route we knew where the cemeteries were. And of course if you were winning at the game (counting as many cows and horses as you could on your side of the car) as soon as you passed a graveyard you had to start all over again.
Slug bug was never my favorite either. Not a fan of getting punched.
As I grew up, and when we were young marrieds, we took many long road trips together. A great game Larry and I made up was the backward word game. One person would say a word backward and the other person would have to guess what they were saying! It's tougher than you think! Try ssarg!
When the kids were little we would play lots of games in the car, I Spy, Bingo, A-Z game and many more. There was always lots of singing and laughter too.
Since summer is just around the bend, maybe it's time to put away the ipads, ipods, i-distractions and get back to some good ol' fashioned family time.
