There is something oxymoronic about saying "I just bought freedom." It has the same funky feeling as "grandma, put the saw down." It simply does not go together. Yet, I gladly paid my ten dollars for it.
If you haven't heard of "freedom" -- it's a new application you can download to your computer that will not let you connect to the Internet for a certain period of time. (www.macfreedom.com) Some super-genius is now getting severely wealthy over the fact that I (and probably you too) cannot get anything done anymore because we are constantly distracted.
I really bought it for my 9 year-old son. Please don't tell him though. I secretly love turning freedom on and then walking away from the computer. Minutes later I hear the frustrated sighs and then "mom, the Internet's not working!" I fake the irritated face and say "darn that Internet! That thing never works."
Then he is forced to do the amazing -- find something to do. Something wonderful without technology -- like read a book, use his imagination, make a paper airplane or draw. Not only is this forced Internet break great for 9 year-olds, it also works perfectly on adults.
What's ironic is freedom is something I have had all along, yet it took paying for it to see how much I was missing. Now if I could only get it to work on the TV....
5 comments:
Funny that we were both blogging about Freedom today!!!
Hugs my friend!!
Oh, I love this. Well said, Cara!!
I didn't know something like that exacted. I'm not sure I want that much freedom but I probably need it! What a great idea! Thanks for the post!
Oops, I meant "existed!" I'm a goof!
I'd pay the ten bucks, too, at this point. Sometimes we need a kick in the pants like that.
Dropping by to introduce myself...I'm Sue aka "Wonder Twin Mama" from Southern Momentum. I figured it would behoove me to become acquainted with my fellow SoMo contributors. Love your style...I'll be back for sure!
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