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Consumerism and lack of connection to others- shopping, stuff, is too often a substitute for love and affection. But if not shopping -there is something else put in place of that to value- so a disconnect happens over time.
When the world was bigger- and families did things together-(all the time) we had less of that emptiness.
Used to be we took a car and went places. Together- and so what if not all liked the destination- somehow, fun would be made.
Now 17 year old Jimmy is using his Dad's second car.
19 year old Nancy has a job and bought a second hand vehicle.
Mom has hers.
Dad 's second vehicle is a truck
And they all have cells and a social media life- Even IF all 4 are at home- they talk via framebook and cells- not person to person.
Yes, framebook, any idea how many thousands of marriages where one has been slandered on framebook "framed" and they are no longer married?
When the world was bigger- and families did things together-(all the time) we had less of that emptiness.
Used to be we took a car and went places. Together- and so what if not all liked the destination- somehow, fun would be made.
Now 17 year old Jimmy is using his Dad's second car.
19 year old Nancy has a job and bought a second hand vehicle.
Mom has hers.
Dad 's second vehicle is a truck
And they all have cells and a social media life- Even IF all 4 are at home- they talk via framebook and cells- not person to person.
Yes, framebook, any idea how many thousands of marriages where one has been slandered on framebook "framed" and they are no longer married?
