Well - in a naked act of aggressive paternalism, I just barged into the room of my 16 year old and into the room of my 14 year old.

16 year old was squandering time on youtube watching Midnight Oil videos (I remember playing that band on KCPR at CalPoly. And now I know why my 5 year old decided to break out in song tonight with his own rendition of “Beds are Burning”.)

14 year old was actually reading. A book. His facebook page is up on his computer, but it is across the room. Reading. A book.

What a letdown.