On a recent Saturday, my 16 year old daughter was at a dance company workshop for the entire day. Along with that, we also had a parent’s meeting which did not end until 9 pm. After the meeting, a group of parents and dancers went out for dinner. We all sat at one large table, but the nine dancers (the youngsters) who came to dinner all sat at one end of the table – the opposite end.
During dinner, I noticed that the girls had their mobile phones out and were text messaging. However, what I did not realize at first is that they were text messaging each other…while sitting at the same table! To make matters more confusing, some of the girls were switching phones. I suddenly remembered something my wife shared with me that she’d seen on Facebook – “Why talk when you can text?”
Does your teenager text or talk to their friends (via cell phone) while in the same room…or at the same table?
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Becky says:
September 25, 2009 at 1:34 pm
My 16-year-old daughter and 17-year-old goddaughter were sitting next to each other in the backseat of my car – texting each other.
True story.
Musings from Me says:
October 9, 2009 at 7:52 pm
I hate that! I have no idea why kids text when they are sitting next to each other. My daughter won a limo ride and one of the girls we invited was texting someone else on the limo ride. I could not believe how oblivious this girl was to the uniqueness of riding in a limo.