I gave you life so that you could live it. — My Big Fat Greek Wedding

I did not raise my children to look at pictures of trees on a screen.  Neither did I raise them to tour the world on the Internet.  I want them to go for walks, play in the yard, and travel the world.  I want them to jump into cold water, walk across hot deserts, and hear a soprano sing so beautifully it brings tears to their eyes.

Life is too precious to spend it indoors, cut off from the world.  Of all the lessons I want my kids to learn, I think that is one of the most important.