can you just entertain me

[WatashiWantsWaffles]

Well The Hunger Games isn't really for nine year olds either.

im actually quite mature for my age.
another girl younger than me is reading it

 

[Kildor]

Read The Shining. It's a great book.

It's one of Stephen King's classics. There was even a movie made based on the book.

Both the movie and the book are great. You should read it.

I shouldn't be the one saying this but do something productive. You're at a young age so why not go out and play with friends? Take a stroll in the park. Do other things.

 

[420blazeityoloswag4jesus]

i am actually. i know its hard to believe, but i am.
imma turn ten soon, tho!

kinda believable, if you put 123 in your username and asking for entertainment instead of helping yourself..

 

[WatashiWantsWaffles]

kinda believable, if you put 123 in your username and asking for entertainment instead of helping yourself..

thanks </3

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if only i could raise the bells to change it

 

[staticistic1114]

sorry in my dictionary, entertain has a very different meaning..

 

[Fearthecuteness]

go read a book. jeez, kids these days cant have fun without technology.

Exactly. When I was that age I used to go play in parks and climb trees etc. sad to see that this isn't a normal thing for kids nowadays.

 

[Celestefey]

What's with everyone saying "kids these days can't have fun without technology"? I mean... Most of us here on this forum are teenagers too, and we all share the same interest in Animal Crossing and gaming in general... So uh... Way to contradict yourself?

To be honest I find it annoying when people keep saying that. Like I am pretty sure Alison can still have fun offline and not on the computer, too. Besides, I'm sure in generations to come, we'll all be saying to the kids of then "Gosh, you kid can't seem to have fun without driving in your hover crafts (or something like that)!". Like you have to accept times are changing. You have to accept that technology is a big thing in our lives now which we rely on so heavily. If you really hate that so much, then you can get off of the computer or your 3DS and do something yourself, but if the kids of today enjoy spending their free time playing games on the computer, then that's okay.

(although... I don't really like it when I see particularly young kids playing on their parents phone or iPad or something like that. That's just... Worrying, to be honest)

But if you want to find something to do, why not just read more of your books or play a game online or draw something or something like that? Maybe watch one of your favourite TV shows or a funny YouTube video.

 

[420blazeityoloswag4jesus]

What's with everyone saying "kids these days can't have fun without technology"? I mean... Most of us here on this forum are teenagers too, and we all share the same interest in Animal Crossing and gaming in general... So uh... Way to contradict yourself?

To be honest I find it annoying when people keep saying that. Like I am pretty sure Alison can still have fun offline and not on the computer, too. Besides, I'm sure in generations to come, we'll all be saying to the kids of then "Gosh, you kid can't seem to have fun without driving in your hover crafts (or something like that)!". Like you have to accept times are changing. You have to accept that technology is a big thing in our lives now which we rely on so heavily. If you really hate that so much, then you can get off of the computer or your 3DS and do something yourself, but if the kids of today enjoy spending their free time playing games on the computer, then that's okay.

(although... I don't really like it when I see particularly young kids playing on their parents phone or iPad or something like that. That's just... Worrying, to be honest)

But if you want to find something to do, why not just read more of your books or play a game online or draw something or something like that? Maybe watch one of your favourite TV shows or a funny YouTube video.

First of all, no one is contradicting anyone here, I don't see anyone else asking for entertainment. Second, the very fact that she's asking for entertainment here shows how kids rely so much on the internet and technology just to 'have fun', and that alone is a very sad fact. I'm not saying that change is bad, but this is one of the reasons why I worry for the future.

My main point is, she is only nine years old. She should still have a spark in her imagination. She shouldn't be asking for entertainment.

 

[kittenrobotarmy]

Most people forget that us kids grew up with this technology. We're very accustomed to it, which is why we spend so much time on it. Adults grew up playing outside, so they would have the opinion of playing outside is better than what we do. Most kids didn't grow up playing outside, they grew up around computers and video games. So it's a bit more difficult for us to do what adults enjoyed as kids.

I like to write all kinds of genres of books on my laptop. If you're not going to do something off of the computer, why not write on it? That's one of my favorite things to do when I'm bored and on my computer.

 

[WatashiWantsWaffles]

This has kinda turned into something other than the actual thread name...

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First of all, no one is contradicting anyone here, I don't see anyone else asking for entertainment. Second, the very fact that she's asking for entertainment here shows how kids rely so much on the internet and technology just to 'have fun', and that alone is a very sad fact. I'm not saying that change is bad, but this is one of the reasons why I worry for the future.

My main point is, she is only nine years old. She should still have a spark in her imagination. She shouldn't be asking for entertainment.

Yes, i know that, but it was a Friday afternoon, I was really tired from having a big week at school, and I wasn't (and still am) not feeling too well. The computer didn't do that to me (make me feel unwell), so it's not because I don't have an imagination, because everybody does, I was just feeling dreary at the time; I was bored.

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Most people forget that us kids grew up with this technology. We're very accustomed to it, which is why we spend so much time on it. Adults grew up playing outside, so they would have the opinion of playing outside is better than what we do. Most kids didn't grow up playing outside, they grew up around computers and video games. So it's a bit more difficult for us to do what adults enjoyed as kids.

I like to write all kinds of genres of books on my laptop. If you're not going to do something off of the computer, why not write on it? That's one of my favorite things to do when I'm bored and on my computer.

I already am at the start of a story.


Lillian ran through the street drastically, against the pull of the wind, but she pushed her way to freedom.
But it wouldn’t help. Lillian couldn’t get Fear free.
No matter how hard she tried.

Being a dropout from high school, Lillian found it hard to get a job quickly, and that was a big problem for her parents. It irritated her to see she had to find her own path for once, but in a way it felt more peaceful.
Except for Fear.
It wouldn’t let go.

Yesterday, on May the 14th, Lillian was walking back to her apartment, when she saw a shadow behind a small tree. It wasn’t small enough to be the size of the developing sapling, but Lillian instantly recognised it. It was Fear itself, and, being quite brave, Lillian stood there, 4 blocks away from her quaint apartment. It crept up over her, making her shudder. This isn’t what she wants.
“Maybe,” Lillian silently thinks. “I can run the four blocks to my apartment. I’ll do it so suddenly, it’s not gonna know.” Lillian isn’t bad at running, so escaping would be easy.
It’s her only choice, so three minutes after having a watch of Fear trying to terrify her, she makes the dash. Fear hovers behind her, but drifts off into the distance around near the second block away. Lillian knows, however, that Fear is still inside her.
She can’t escape; it doesn’t want her to.