Wow, Didn't See That One Coming!

January 7, 2009
The Economy is causing the children to dig in

We shouldn't assume that our children are ignorant of the state of our economy.

It is certainly an easy thing to do. Children are smart though. They can connect the dots at least as well as professional financial analysts, CEOs at Fortune 500 companies, and central bankers.

After all they've just lived through one of the bleakest Christmas celebrations since the Great Depression.

I know what you must be asking yourselves. What exactly have the children done to dig in? Well, you'll just have to wait a moment and let the anticipation build. Imagine what children must have done during the Great Depression. Let that image fester for a moment.

I offer this simple warning. There is still time to stop reading. What you are about to read will be one of the most shocking things I've ever written in this blog. It will disturb some. To others, it will be horrifying. Some may even take their own lives as they read of children facing incredible hardships at the hands of a global economy gone mad. It will forever change us all. If you do decide to continue reading, then at least do yourself the favor of taking a deep relaxing breath first.

What was surprising is that our eleven year old son decided to have a sleep over in our yard - in December - in a snow cave.

A snow cave? In December? How can this possibly be?

It seems that he had been planning this adventure for weeks with his friends with one minor oversight being that he hadn't informed his parents.

Oh the humanity! The children were actually planning in advance? Is this something we can expect from the next generation? Who taught them!

Normally a snow cave is built as an emergency shelter when you are stranded in the snowy wilderness.

This is insanity. There's just no other way to describe it.

Snow fort

They are also built and used for make-pretend games such as "house" or "store".

Make-pretend? House? Store? The children are gaining unbelievable insight into our entire American economy!