Pause Button for Life...I want one

Our kids are exposed to so many electronic gizmos these days ...the TV, the DVD player, their video games. It is no wonder that they try to apply these controls to the world...

• During Levi's most recent video game session (he had been granted "10 minutes" of video game time from mom) I see him come flying out of the game room towards the bathroom and then stops, sees me, comes running up and says "Pause it...k, mom?" I say, "Pause what?" He says, "Pause my time, I've got to pee!"
• At bedtime, we're reading a story and he jumps up, smacks his hand on the book, looks at me and says, "Pause it, I'll be right back!"

And so today, I plan to try it at work...when the phones are ringing and the emails are flooding my inbox and everything gets to be too much...I'm gonna say, "Pause it! I need a break!"