TOYS IN THE TOY BOX
Once a upon a time, in an era of small word, children played with toys and kept them in their toy box. There were dolls, blocks, trains, balls, stuffed animals, and wonderful surprises hidden at the bottom of the toy box. Children played for hours in their toy box and they used their imagination to learn how to draw, make animal sounds, pretend they were a mommy or daddy, doctors and nurses too! When it was play time, kids happily entertained themselves, but if they were lucky enough to have siblings, they all shared the same toys and played together with friends. No toy was every left alone. At the end of the day, all the toys went back into the box. But during playtime, kids world came alive like magic!
But then technology came along there were fewer and fewer kids who played with these ancient toys. Today, many kids don't even get to stay home to play because their parents work, so they may get stuck at Day Care. Older kids walk around with wires plugged into their ears listening to Ipods and they play with their computer devices. There are many games for them to play by themselves too. If they do have friends, they are secret friends and they live inside the INTERNET. Toys today are possibly more expensive than their parents or grandparent's first automobile. Many tech toys and interactive games get replaced regularly because of obsolescence and newer technology.
Every now and then, I see a toy box like this, and it puts a smile on my face. But the buyers I showed houses to last weekend made comments that the house looked dated and too old. Nope, they weren't interested in any older homes and paid no attention to the toys who I think needed hugs from children. But the mommy and daddy scurried their kids with the wires in their ears out the door. Secretly, I really wanted to sneak back in to give those toys a hug.
©Patricia Feager 10/8/2015
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