Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Phone

 So heres a wee rant....bleedin phones have they become the biggest cause of mental health problems in the world?  Teenagers with hate at the end of their arms ?  Its become to easy to drop down the rabbit hole , teenagers who never sleep because theres always some other muppet sharing dumb ass tic toc at 3am . What has occasioned this rant im watching peoples  life being destroyed by the mobile phone , all the endless shots of where youve been,  what a good time they are all having , the perfect lives of people who are so far from perfect in the real world . Do they have a partner who expects an answer every 20 seconds to his puerile where are you? what you doing? its like collective brainwashing . I had a whole conversation with grandson on how his lovelife isnt going well , because the girl hes besotted with runs every sentence past her friends ..WTF  so i made a really wild suggestion ..why dont you both turn off your phones when your together ? The look of horror said it all , i pointed out they could actually talk to each other and get to know each other . Then i heard him chatting to his mate about using their mobiles in class!!  the technology to block phone signals is inexpensive why arent schools using it ? give the teachers a walkie talkie each to call for back up if they need it ..thats another problem solved . 

My daughters struggling due to the pressure of being perfect , shes always been a high achiever and expects far to much of herself , she has a high responsibility job , she thinks she must have the perfect home the perfect life . Turn the damned phone off when youre finished for the day , live with your washing yurt , the cat prints on the floor the fact you go to bed to sleep because youre both to knackered to put on a huge sexual performance that your phone tells you every body else is doing . 

Step away from the phone it is ruining your lives !!! 

8 comments:

  1. I agree with everything you say. Fortunately only one of my kids is addicted to her phone. But all the grandchildren seem permanently attached to theirs.

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  2. When I was happily made redundant from my managerial job a few years ago (due to relocation) I had to train the new manager for a few weeks. On my last day he asked if I had any final words of advice. "Yes", I said, "Remember your (work) phone has an off switch". Our senior manager had a habit of not only sending texts for reminders of the next day's activities, but actually expecting a reply at 2.30 a.m.

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  3. My bugbear is mothers ignoring small children because they are glued to their phones.

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    1. or the ones who give the phone to kids that arent even one.....grrr

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  4. I have a very simple solution to mobile phone problems in my life - I don't own one and I manage to function just fine in the modern world. My 20 year old nephew on the other hand seems to have his mobile permanently welded to his hand.

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  5. I'm always on my phone - because it's got a Kindle app and I read on it.

    The rise of the picture perfect life online is so damaging. Not to mention the stupid trends where they're swallowing tide pods and goodness knows what else! I kept such a close eye on my son, but there's only so much you can do.

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  6. I saw a mother on a bus - fixated with her phone - baby in pushchair with a packet of monster munch x

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  7. Agreed! Catriona

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