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Y&R Discussion Group
I felt sad for a couple of reasons. One is that maybe the mom was just glad the boys were spending time with her at all? They didn't look old enough to have a job to pay for those phones or plans. Is is unrealistic for me to think she should have confiscated the phones for the duration of the meal? Good grief. It seems so many people aren't "in the moment" anymore. I guess she could have pulled her phone out and adopted an "if you can't beat em, join em" attitude.
Also, my kids still argue about who gets to sit next to me and will sit in my lap the whole time if I let them. They want to hold my hand and kiss me and tell me secrets. And they still think I have the answers to all the world's questions. Sigh!!! I love these times. Looking at those boys I feared that I was looking into the future. I sure hope not!
I don't really understand texting. Isn't it much easier just to pick up the phone and say what is needed?? Pushing tiny buttons at lightening speed doesn't appeal to me at all. My 13 yr old rolls her eyes and just says, 'Mom...get with the times'. Interesting, I recall saying those exact words to my mom about MTV. lol
I have friends who text, my sister does...so does my brother. What am I missing? When we went to Disney, as we stood in line I turned around and there was my sister and daughter texting furiously. Heads down, all intent on what they were doing! I said, Can't you people just CALL the person you are texting. They both looked at me like I grew another head.
I just don't get it!
I do know that there are times when cell phones/texting/calling whatever is OFF limits! And that is definetly at dinner times. That mom should have confiscated those darn cells asap!
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Its really amzining how the yonger generations are addicted to cell phones and texting.
Its especially awful when they are texting and driving.
I myself, at 47, never text. I hate when someone sends me a text. I usually ignore it or call then on the phone
My family ate dinner/supper at 6 every night. Invariably the phone would ring (phones were in one place then) My daughter would jump up instantly and I would say ''If that's for you, tell them we're having dinner.'' If she continued talking I would walk in there and say ''Tell them you'll call them back'' I didn't leave till she did it.
It was rude in 1970's and its rude in 2008.
I can't for the life of me understand why people are afraid to speak to their kids now. Are they afraid the kid won't like them anymore? Are they disinterested in the kids? I think that is the message parents give these kids.
I found a note my grown son wrote to someone (not me) In one part he was complaining about a co-workers rudeness, in it he said, ''Who raised these people?'' That pretty much tells what they think after they grow up with parents who participate.
There was an article the other day about a girl who averages 15,000 text messages a month.
http://www.kcci.com/family/16706346/detail.html
No way would my 13 years old brother SMS his friends during a family meal, he likes to talk too much, like the rest of us :)
it's a new world. i hate texting, and i dont have a cell phone either. i dont like technology. i can understand deb s's frustration.
i also worked as a customer service rep though and i think it's safe to assume that GenY can multitask. obviously not all of them, since as you said they screw up, then again a 100% zero tolerance policy against texting makes most ppl that much closer to quitting. I once witnessed one of my former bosses try to literally rip the purse from a girl going to the bathroom... i really couldn't believe it.
Oh, come to my work if you want to see a lot of texting! All of our CSRs (Customer Service Reps) are mostly young (20s). That generation, I swear to God, could never live without texting if their lives depended on it!
They're supposed to be on the phone, taking calls from medicaid members and providers regarding their health insurance. So many times, we're writing people up for texting their friends on their cell phones, at the same time they're on a call with a member/provider! As a result, they're not paying attention to the person on the phone, and screw up all of the time. And don't even get me started on HIPAA (privacy) laws, which they are EXPECTED to follow 110%.
ONe time, I was in an unemployment hearing w/ a kid who was fired for sharing obscene pictures with his friends, WHILE ON THE PHONE W/ A MEMBER. Usually the hearings I go to are in Boston, where they don't allow cell phones and they are much more professional and "by the book." But this one was in Salem - the suburbs - and was suprisingly relaxed. And the kid is like texting his friend all through the hearing, telling them the progress of the hearing! ARGH! BTW - he ended up losing!
Personally, I don't see the point of texting. Email works just fine for me. I hate talking on the phone, but given the choice between texting (which is way to aggravating for me) or talking - I'll pick the latter!
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