Updated December 2025:
I first wrote this years ago when my biggest daily struggle was running out of espresso beans. Now that I travel full-time, my relationship with coffee has changed… sort of. This original story still makes me laugh, so I’m keeping it exactly as it was — with a small update at the end.

Ok be forewarned I will sound like a complete snob here but we all have our flaws right?

So the other morning we were out of coffee.  *Gasp*

As I’m sure you can imagine, the Mr. and I drink coffee to help us peel open our eyes and function in the morning. 

I walk almost blindly, with my hands waving in front of me to not bang into or trip on anything. Avoiding stepping on children, that would be bad, to the espresso machine and robotically perform the same exact function every…

This post began as a raw rant I wrote back in May 2013 — when my kids were still young, smartphones were just entering every household, and the digital world was starting to creep into childhood in ways that made me uncomfortable.

Now, standing at the start of 2026, it’s unsettling to see how much I got right… and how much worse the situation has become.

Where Will the Lives of Our Children Be Three Generations From Now?

Way back when children used to be married off as soon as they “came of age.” As soon as girls menstruated, they were considered old enough to take on the day-to-day duties of women — cleaning, keeping a home, caring for a husband.

Generations fought to abolish that.
We agreed children should stay children longer.
We said they weren’t mentally or physically developed enough for those responsibilities.

And now look at…