squeaki's sibling challenge

[pilvikki]

I got such a chuckle out of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QgpIMUZOZM

[Icey]

Oh that was so sweet! Saxon- typical boy, pulling his pants up and blowing a raspberry!

Squeaki now looking so grown up and confident.

That was lovely.

[pilvikki]

yes, I quite enjoy their antics. camera shy they aren't.

[yogi]

It sure isn't like the 8mm movies I have of my girls when they were growing up. Plus, it is amazing how comfortable they are in front of a camera.

[pilvikki]

I know! i'm still the deer in the headlights, if caught by someone pointing one at me...

the video is pretty silly, but it'll give them practice, in case it's ever needed.

[Icey]

This's one advantage of social media I suppose. Kids're used to chatting to their friends via Skype or phones, etc., and being camera-shy seems to drain away from them quickly. It encourages confidence, and yet it's now having a strange effect when meeting someone in person.

Face-to-face conversations can be awkward or stunted for some people, which tells me that they've grown comfortable in the knowledge that at the flick of a button they can cut someone off. When you don't have to actually look a person in the eye, it's become easier for a lot of folk to eradicate shyness - or pretend to.

[pilvikki]

I don't like Skype or phone...

[Icey]

I prefer talking to someone directly, but it's not always possible, so phone calls have to suffice until we meet up, but I don't even get a lot of time for that - so emails it is. : )