The other night I was at the park with my kids, because you know they don’t sleep. And as the street lights came on we were, as usual, the only ones in the playground.
Then a group of teenagers rolled into the park, and occupied the swing set. Of course my six year old boy immediately made it a point of running over to the swings with his four year old brother in tow.
“Here we go,” I said to myself. I was sure they were trying to find a spot to get high or smoke cigarettes, spit, and tell lies. Normal, healthy teenager stuff. I enjoyed a twinge of nostalgia for those carefree days of law breaking and dangerous shenanigans. Ah, teenagers, so full of the angst and directionless rebellion.
“Let’s go,” one of the teenagers said to another. I felt a little bad that my family was ruining their party, but not that bad. I figure having your fun thwarted by small children is always a good reminder that sex leads to parenting.
As the teenagers skulked off to what I assumed was an adult free area to misbehave one of them shouted, “Hey there’s one around here, it’s really close!” Then they all wandered around in intense circles, staring at cell phones. “It’s a Parasect!” They squealed.
I had to resist a sudden, overwhelming urge to bully them, or at least yell, “NERDS!!!” Instead, I swallowed my disappointment and went back to pushing my kid on the swings.
What is wrong with the kids today?
Milk & Whiskey 
Best story I read about Pokemon Go players walking around looking for fake mutant animals was an animal shelter in Indiana asking them to volunteer to walk their dogs while doing it…
Although the guy that got stabbed and kept playing before going in for stitches was a close second.
At least it gets the nerds out of the house for some fresh air
What?? You were disappointed because they weren’t doing something illegal or disruptive? Really? I think as long as people don’t abuse it Pokemon Go can be a great thing!
I figure having your fun thwarted by small children is always a good reminder that sex leads to parenting.
I loled so hard at that! x’D
This Pokemon thing is nuts lately. Good that people are getting outside, but for the slightly more adventurous there’s been a gps treasure hunt around for years – geocaching! You use the app on your phone to find them (there’s MILLIONS worldwide), and many are at cool secret spots that only locals know about. And there’s actual treasure, irl: little stashes of objects you can swap when you log it, plus you can make your own! We just do the free one and would love to go premium, but it costs nearly $50 Australian! Per YEAR. Jesus!
I have friends that do that, I just go fishing. It’s like looking for analog animals.