What do you think? Could YOU do it?

Last night at dinner, Aidan thought he'd be all slick and throw me a challenge.   
"MOM!  I challenge you to a full day with NO electronics!  Do you think you could do it?!"

I say hell yes, Aidan, bring it on.   I really could.  I could pack up my phone, put away my iPad, turn off the computer, the tv, the iPod, all of it.   It really wouldn't be an issue for me at all.   At first Erynn starts squealing and saying nononononono!   I laugh at her.  Really girl?  It's only 24 hours.  Give me a break.   I'm serious.  24 hours with no electronics is NOT that big of a deal.  Get outside.   Pick up a book.   It would really be a non-issue for me at all.   However, I do love that he threw in my face "Mom, that means NO PICTURES of us for a whole day!"  Love that boy - yes, he tossed out that I take too many pictures.   Well, he'll appreciate it one day, trust and believe.

So, Erynn turns it around and says "Okay I accept your challenge."   Now it's Aidan, Erynn and myself that are all for it.   Then we look down the other end of the table.   Ryan and John are standing firmly against it.  FIRM.  Nope.  They will not give in.   Heads shaking back and forth with a vengeance.  Ryan looks like we've asked him to cut off his right arm.   John actually looks the same.  God forbid either one of them go without tv or an iPad.  John is on his phone 24/7.   You all joke and think I'm bad?  I got off of FB for 3 wks with no issue at all.   I was shooting for a month but gave in early because it was my friends birthday and her hubby was giving me a hard time.  So I did give in early.   But I VERY happily offered to go off and start again for a full month but was met with VERY loud arguments that I should not.   So I haven't.   But I have definitely cut back my time on FB.  And I'm enjoying it.  I do not need electronics to get through my day.   I really want to do this little experiment.  Why the hell not?   Is it THAT big of a deal to go without for a day?   Have an "old fashioned" day as Aidan said last night?   (which cracked me right up because think about it.  How far back do you really need to go?  LOL)

So, I ask.  Could YOU do it?  Could you put down that phone, computer, iPad/Pod/whatever.  Could you back away from all of it for an entire day?   What think?  Give it a shot and get back to me!   I'll be blogging about our day when I make it happen........because it's going to happen!