It’s late….about 1:20am. Tom and Ben are asleep and I’m surfing around reading blogs until I get sleepy myself. I happened upon Spunky’s blog….you all know Spunky, right? Spunky Homeschool? She’s going to be speaking at the Midwest Homeschool Convention next month. I’m eager to hear her because she always seems very informed, and I’ve heard so many wonderful things about her.
Have you ever been sitting in church and found yourself squirming in your pew with the realization that the sermon was written with you in mind? Maybe not literally written for you, but seemingly so? Well that’s the feeling I just got after reading Spunky’s song.
It’s a timely message, since I’ve already been feeling convicted about too much time on the computer, especially while chastising Ben about the same issue. That’s why we did a bit of a computer fast for a couple of days this week. Even so, I got a little (read huge!) prick in the heart tonight.
So here it is, Spunky’s little ditty, and if you aren’t ready for some old-fashioned conviction of the heart yourself, then you’ll want to move on now.
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My computer arrived just the other day,
It came on the porch in the usual way
So many blogs to read and games to play
My child learned to walk, while I twittered away
And he was talkin’ for I knew it, as my friends list grew
He’d say I’m gonna be like you mom
You know I’m gonna be like you
And mom’s lost on the computer, lettin’ dinner burn
Little boy wanders, he just wants to learn
When you getting off mom?
I don’t know when, but we’ll get together then
we’re gonna have a good time then
My son turned ten just the other day
He said “thanks for the wii, mom, come on let’s play”
“Can you teach me how it works?” I said “Not today”
“I got a blog to write” he said “that’s okay”
And he walked away while the computer never dimmed
He said, “I’m gonna be like them, yeah”
You know I’m gonna be like them
And mom’s lost on the computer lettin’ dinner burn
Little boy wanders, he just wants to learn
When you getting off mom?
I don’t know when, but we’ll get together then
We’re gonna have a good time then
Well my son came home just the other day
iPod in his ears, while he texted away
“Son, I’m proud of you, can you sit for a while?”
He shook his head and he said with a smile
“I’d really like to Mom, but talkins’ not my thing”
“Check my status, for what’s happening”
And mom’s lost on the computer lettin’ dinner burn
Little boy wanders, he just wants to learn
When you getting off mom?
I don’t know when, but we’ll get together then
You know we’ll have a good time then
Well my blog’s retired and my Facebook out-of-date
My son texted, “Hey mom, I just can’t relate”
I said, “I’d like to see you if you have some time.”
He said, “I’d love to mom but skype if you don’t mind.”
“You see my website’s down and my workload just grew.”
“but it’s nice texting with you, mom”
It’s been sure nice texting with you.”
And as I typed “c u later” it occurred to me
He’d grown up just like me
My boy was just like me.
