It's sad, but the first thing I do when I wake up is to actually check my iPhone. Emails, facebook, blogs, instagram, weather, etc, etc. I think it helps me wake up, but more importantly it helps me re-connect with the world. I like knowing what happened after I went to sleep or how much the weather forecast has changed in the last 8 hours since I previously checked the forecast. I heard on the radio last week that the average person checks their smartphone 28 times I day. I can openly admit that I think mine is closer to the double mark. And for what? Sometimes I don't even know myself. I'm caught up on everything there is to be caught up on, yet I'll still find some app or link to check. Unfortunately, I think my generation is beyond addicted to these devices. Do I think it's a bad thing per say? No, not really.
But when my son likes to already grab my phone and he's less than 8 months old, I think about his future and how much electronics will rule the world. In some ways, I think education and schooling can become so much more efficient. But in other ways, I think the real, true connections between people will begin to fade.
Either way, it's still cute.
... but then again,
anything with this face is.
Oh girl, I check my phone all the time! I think I need to go to smartphone anonymous! Not a joke. But it is crazy that I am already using my iPad for text books, so I wonder what it will be like for our little guys!
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