The Next Generation

So, I pull into a drive thru Starbucks this morning with Abbey (age 2) in the back, and she shouts, "COFFEE!!" Am I the only one that thinks that is both hysterical and ridiculous?! This generation will only know a world with drive thru coffee, instant messaging & texting. What else will they think is common place that once didn't exist?
When our kids began walking we put little plastic thingies in the wall sockets. Today, you hire a specialist to baby proof your entire house for $1200! I can still remember the first time I was babysitting and went to the bathroom at my daughter's after it was "baby proofed". It had some sort of locking devise on the toilet that assured a toddler would not fall in and drown. It almost assured that a grammie would pee her pants trying to figure out how to open it!
Today, schools keep you informed via blogs and emails. We can talk to people on the computer (Skype) and actually see them even if they are thousands of miles away. I can write the silly thoughts I have in my head and think that somebody might actually want to read them.
No matter how far technology has come, I still firmly believe that you can give a kid a big box, a roll of tape or some blankets and they will make cars, houses, tents and anything else their imagine will allow. And, that, will never change from generation to generation. They just may make a car out of a box so they can drive thru Starbucks!