I have been thinking (dangerous I know). How much easier it seems these days when you are 13.
My son (Craig) is off to watch Harry Potter with his 12 yr old friend tonight (and staying over), but normally he would be here with me playing the Xbox and chatting with friends all round the world.
Now, as a conscientious dad I try to ensure that he is chatting with peeps his own age ( and it sounds like it) and I start to wonder how much easier it is today.
At 13 and at 9pm I would be in the house, possibly watching Warship or Triangle(god please not) in 1977 and that would be it. No TV or stereo in my bedroom so it was either me in my room or some (frankly) god-awful prog that my parents were watching.
Great choice.
Now my son is chatting with kids round the planet, and really enjoying himself. I have even joined in (a little) and been part of it - when playing RockBand - and they are having fun.
He has (dare I say it - Aspergers Syndrome - but only very slightly) so I was concerned about him making friends.
After 10 mins on the Xbox with him - that was dispelled.
He has 30+ kids playing with him...from cousins to complete strangers(to me), and with the Xbox hooking in with Facebook this year..it will only get closer/tighter.
I look back on my teenage years and I still think they were great......but oh to be 13 in 2009!
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