b and i had this really lovely chat about being a child. remember when you used to call your friends up on a saturday morning and say, "can you play today?" there was something about that...i'm not sure it exists anymore. playing has such a different definition and it seems that you have to schedule a "play-date." it all seems so rigid and planned. kids can't really just wander over to each others homes and hang out in the backyard and just use their imaginations...
similarly, k and i used talk about how you could call up a friend and ask, "wanna ride bikes?" k shortened it to bike...but, i remember this feeling on a crisp fall morning and being 8 or so and having to wait until 10am. that was the rule...you couldn't call friends before 10am. the thrill of it! waiting for the clock to strike ten and looking at my mom in the kitchen and asking, "can i call now?" most likely whining...getting the approval and making the call and hopefully getting accepted on the other end of the line.
wouldn't it be fun to bring that sense of spontaneity back? call up a friend and ask him if he can play today.
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