This week I did my Wiki presentation on trend and fads. I got to thinking about more interesting trends and fads of this generation and all the different ones I have gone through in my lifetime. I have a YouTube link of trends from the 70's to present that shows a pretty good depiction of these past phenomenons. I think these are so interesting to learn about and laugh about our past history with Beanie Babies, lava lamps, blacklights, legos, play doh, and so on. As described today, the newest fad in exercising is Crossfit. I find myself wondering what other trends and fads our children will participate in and what ones are still left to come. Here's my favorite clips from Friends about fads from the 90's....

You must kill an elk to obtain your rite of passage in our family... 

Sorry for the semi-gruesome photo.....

This weeks topic on rite of passage and how it is different for all cultures made me think of different rites of passage even within families. A classmate described how she was treated with more respect after sky diving when she was a teenager with her brother and father. In my family, and just particularly my dad, your first elk is when you are treated as an adult. It is not the same as killing a deer, because my dad claims you can drive around and do that. Killing an elk is different. It takes a lot more willpower in his eyes and when I accomplished that when I was 13 was the first time I  was not treated as his "little girl." I know it sounds funny but I think a lot of it had to do with his old school beliefs of providing for the family... anyways, not to get too personal soooo here are some Bizarre rites of passage that I found!

 

After watching the Babies film in class this week, I realized the consumption choices of parents are drastically different with parents from the United States and other developed countries compared to others around the world. It was interesting to look at the different purchases of books, clothing, games, toys, ect of the babies in San Francisco and Tokyo, as to the babies in Mongolia and Namibia relying basically on necessities. It made me think really hard about all the unnecessary purchases I probably had as a kid (aka 70 barbies, equipped with every accessory a store could offer) and if that really gives you a better sense of childhood. I tied this into a funny clip I have seen on Facebook, called "First World Problems" and I couldn't help but relate it to this film. Hattie is on her toy bike and falls into the sand and the dad rushes to her rescue, while Bayar is all over the place, getting stepped on by cows and playing with sheep, and his mother is nowhere to be found. I can guarantee Hattie's parents would absolutely die if they saw her crawling in the mud, playing in the water trough for the cows. Just one of many examples. Here are some funny example of "First World Problems"......