Technology....

Growing up in a world where technology has slowly started to take over can be scary sometimes. When I was a kid I didn't have the internet, we also didn't have cable, and Facebook didn't exist! Now I know cable was available and dial up internet came around when I was a little older but I spent all of my time outside with friends. I didn't watch TV nearly as much as I do now and honestly I can say I am sure my kids will watch more TV then they need to. With all of this technology it is easy to be afraid. I know it will be easy for my kids to access the internet and as much as I will use parental controls I also know kids get smarter then the controls. (I remember a friend growing up who had a lock on her TV and when I was at her house she used to turn it off so we could watch TV when her parents weren't home) I just have to trust that I am going to be a parent who talks to her kids and explains situations maybe earlier then I am ready to.
So on one hand I am terrified of raising our son in this crazy internet driven world, on the other I am glad. I can talk all night about the scary things I see happening or the situations that could arise or I can look at the positives. For example: My husband is currently out of town for the weekend. Tonight my iPhone rang and when I picked it up I saw it was my husband but I could see myself on the screen. The screen said, "Facetime". I got to talk and see my husband over our iPhones. Now I know this isn't a new thing but it's the first time we have used it. I loved being able to physically see him. This got me to thinking about having our son and if one of us isn't home we have an option to still see him and let him see us. Also I have family who lives a couple of hours away. It's great to know with today's technology we can "Skype" and they can watch Lincoln grow up over a web cam.
Basically I feel like I am lucky to raise a kid in this scary world because there will be so many benefits and so much that I wish we had when I was a kid.
I just have to be a diligent parent and not give up my parenting to the internet and TV.