Now, I'll be perfectly honest, yes I own an iphone and use it quite often. It's one of my daily essential tools This little 3X2 inch rectangle makes my job as mother, wife, friend, and professional easier in A LOT of ways. However, when my son tells me to, "Stop playing with your phone, mommy and play with me," I know I have a problem. I guess you could say I need treatment for iphone-aholicism.
Needless, to say, this message that my son is giving me is to STOP and live in the moment rather than in cyber-space. If I don't get off my phone, I might miss out on something really important, like my child's growth. Those moments that we as parents take advantage of and have missed out on because we have been at work or on our iphone's NEEDS TO STOP.
Trust me, I have no stock in Apple or any other companies, and I love what they have created, but come on parents.....learn the lesson that I have learned and turn off your phone every once in awhile. LIVE IN THE MOMENT NOT IN CYBERSPACE!
(and if you see me on mine, remind me of this blog)
Great advice. Smart phones are such a handy tool and my husband uses his to Google just about everything - even while sitting in a nice restaurant - which annoys me to no end. I gently remind him that it's rude and, frankly, embarrassing when other patrons see him ignoring me to play with his phone. Unless one is on-call for work, I see no reason to constantly be checking one's phone.
ReplyDelete