About a year ago, I was prompted to write this post when I discovered a little bit of anti-child internet technology that catered to the opinion that kids are ridiculously expensive buzzkills. There is much reason for hope, though. Aside from the statistical data, there is lots of anecdotal evidence that people love kids, and that parents have a blast with them (or at least appreciate the odd things they do or say). Presenting just a few:
Kid Snippets, where adults act out situations narrated by kids:
Convos with My 2-Year-Old, a similar premise:
Action Movie Kid, whose dad transforms home movies into pure awesomeness:
(But while we’re on the subject of Star Wars, I might interject a more serious topic)
Reasons My Son is Crying. This might be somewhat controversial since it presents kids who are obviously upset, but any parent can probably relate that the reasons for upset-edness can become supremely weird
Cardboard Box Office: Parents recreate famous movie scenes using cardboard boxes and their infant son.
If we can recapture (as these links do, I think) the sense that children are precious, we will go a long way to turning around the culture of death.
Got any more? Post them in the comments! Enjoy those kiddos, too!