That's pretty awesome that you stepped up to your H and stated your position on giving her a cell phone/tablet. Good rationale there, and good approach.
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I'm sure he just wants to be able to text her and be in touch. I feel badly if he actually misses the kids... But I feel like if he'd wanted to parent them he'd try more than just texting them.
Exactly. It wasn't *that* long ago that texting wasn't the main form of communicating with someone. Especially if it's a substitute for the real thing.
Last Friday, I took my D18 to Noodles for dinner on our way to church. As we were leaving, I looked around and it kind of made me sick at what I saw. There were multiple tables of people who were seated at a table together but they were eating and texting. Really! WTF?????? Why not go have dinner with your cell phone and text those people? I realized that although my D18 is nonverbal and can't text, so it doesn't apply to her, I'm going to insist on all my dinners with people to be cell phone free zones. Even me. It's awful.
So I tip my hat to you on making every attempt at keeping your kids tethered. I really applaud you on that.
I can't imagine you being invisible, Maybell. I'm not at all surprised that people like you and are drawn to you. So take that!
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
