https://s13.postimg.org/bvd6dkrgn/IMG_4935.jpg ## Real life, offline, there's really nothing like it! -------- Though it may be hard to believe, prior to steemit I never really spent much time online at all. Unfortunately, I think that far too many spend far too much on time, and these days many children have a hard time once they are no longer staring at a screen. Be it television, computers, smart phones, video games, or tablets, a lot of little faces see far too many pixels and are disconnected from the real world passing by all round us. https://i.imgur.com/9qd6eqf.jpg ## REAL LIFE! ## https://s13.postimg.org/6l87m4evr/IMG_4936.jpg Thankfully, we can choose how to live and what to do. Our @little-peppers rarely watch movies, pretty much never watch television, and when we take long family trips in the car, they either talk, look at books, or look out the window. We figured that as soon as they had a DVD player or tablet to look at, they'd never be content without one, so we avoided that all together. A twenty nine hour drive from central Wisconsin to south Texas can be long, but there is something to be said for being content and patient too. https://s13.postimg.org/x7kobbw07/IMG_4962.jpg Recently we've been having a blast offline. Fun, spunky little goat kids can do that to you. I wish that I was better at capturing the images and gifs, but I'll still share what I do get. https://s13.postimg.org/6mi5f7w1j/IMG_4939.jpg I think it is interesting to remember how many games exist where you can farm or garden. Trust me, they pale in comparison to actually doing it and actually living it. Truth be told, there is no app for this. Just look at how spontaneously random these kids react to seemingly nothing and begin jumping around. https://media.giphy.com/media/jIhEMnLi3QovxojqUC/giphy.gif I know that not everyone has the opportunity to live the lifestyle that we've chosen, and it took a lot of work to get us where we are today. I'm not trying to badmouth anyone or any lifestyle, but rather to encourage others. There is still a real world out there, so don't get too disconnected. Take the time to feed the ducks down by the river, watch the birds at the bird feeder, or take a walk in the woods. https://s13.postimg.org/58qik29on/IMG_4974.jpg Also, if you are more limited with your mobility, feel free to enjoy these photos and gifs for what they are worth. We don't mind if you live vicariously. Just look at how much wild fun it is! Long before we ever had any little goats of our own, we stopped in at a farm and got to enjoy it all without actually having the animals. I'd highly recommend that for anyone, but especially for those of you with children. It's really worth it! https://media.giphy.com/media/9J1htcfKgsaZSaTJz6/giphy.gif If you've never had the pleasure to watch little goats kids with their interesting antics, you really should sometime. Perhaps I'll try to make a video in the future, but these gifs will show you a bit of it. Honestly, I'm glad that I can take these real life experiences and share them digitally online too! They will probably at least make you smile, if not laugh out loud. https://media.giphy.com/media/tJqdn26EAuTRHcShf0/giphy.gif https://i.imgur.com/9qd6eqf.jpg ## As always, I'm @papa-pepper and *here's the proof:* https://s13.postimg.org/y1q2vdqvb/IMG_2492.jpg proof-of-real-life https://i.imgur.com/UOUY6uO.png #### Until next time… ## Don’t waste your time online, *invest* it with steemit.com https://i.imgsafe.org/17/17913f0196.gif *GIF provided by @orelmely* ----- #### [FOR MORE PAPA-PEPPER CONTENT, CHECK ME OUT ON SOLA](https://sola.ai/papa_pepper) ------------- https://steemitimages.com/DQmWJLBUEQKrsCFYNSpzTSiRPbR8AT45ZpwbjgCX5ucQaDN/image.png ### [TO TRANSLATE POSTS VIA OPERATION TRANSLATION CLICK HERE](https://steemit.com/translation/@papa-pepper/operation-translation-now-under-construction-what-it-is-and-how-you-can-help)