I'm not sure what our kid's generation will be labeled when they get out of school and start looking for jobs. It seems every 10 years or so produces a new label. This one will likely have something to do with the digitial reliance, social media, connectedness we all share.
We were saying goodbye to the last group of friends in Maryland yesterday. Five-year-old Clare was giving goodbye hugs to almost-five-year-old Izzi. Clare informed me that she got Izzi's picture in the mail. (I had totally forgotten that we had mailed one, so it was cute that she remembered to say something.) Here is how that conversation went:
Clare: I got Izzi’s picture she sent in the mail.
Jen: Oh, Good! Did you like it?
Clare: Yes! I loved it.
Jen: Well, you and Izzi will be reading and writing really soon so you can start mailing letters back and forth to each other. It's called penpals!
Clare: OR, you could just set up a video chat...
(Well, DUH, Miss Jen, why didn’t YOU think of that!)
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