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The Small (small) Screen: addicted to our phones.

March 28, 2013 by Alicia Young

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In a coffee shop today, I discreetly observed an elderly man with his two granddaughters, young teens who had just finished a sports game. My heart broke for him as he tried to engage them, smiling as he talked proudly about one girl’s great kick, or recounting gleefully about a dexterous move the other pulled off in the game’s final minutes. He got only grunts and rolling eyes in response. They barely looked up from their phones, hypnotized by their screens. Many others around us were similarly glued to their screens, as they had coffee and chatted with friends. Neighbors… [Read More]

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Posted in Communication, Community, LIfe, Relationships Tags: chatting with friends, going out to dinner, phone screens, Phones, Relationships, small screens

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