Cell Phones and Families

I am very sorry everyone for just now gettting this done. I have had a very busy weekend!:)

I believe that cell phones do more harm than good to the family dynamic. While it is good to be able to communicate with each other at will, it is a distraction when at home in the family setting. I know that personally speaking my dad is ALWAYS on his cell phone it seems. I give him a lot of credit because he is involved in and head of so much stuff, but sometimes it would be nice to just sit around and talk without his phone ringing. He owns a business, coaches my sisters traveling softball team, and is treasurer of the Bullard Baseball Association so if it is not a customer or employee calling it is a parent or fellow board member; always somebody!

Convenient communication with one another is very important though. I love being able to send my mom a quick text about where I am at or what time I am going to be home instead of having to stop what I am doing or find a quiet place and call to update her on my where-abouts. More so than they would like to admitt, our parents enjoy this convenience as well. While they like to play like they need to hear from us all the time they secretly enjoy us not calling them every few hours to let them know what is going on. This is a win-win for everyone involved.

Another negative to having cell phones in the family dynamic is the games that come with or can be bought on most phones today. I do not know about everyone else's family, but everyone in my family, aside from my younger sister, has an I-Phone, so it seems that if someone is not texting or talking they are playing. My parents love to sit around and play solitare or majang and we are all guilty of being on facebook.

I do not think that cell phones should be done away with or anything extreme like that, but I do believe they are harmful to the family setting. This is a sad, but true perception of today's society.