My love/hate relationship with technology
I have a love/hate relationship with modern technology, especially cell phones. I absolutely love how we can remain connected with friends and family around the world through social media, texting and email. I appreciate how fast we can be updated about major events, things in the news or when a friend needs help. Playing games like Pokemon Go or Wizards Unite can be fun as well. What I really hate though is the profound way it disconnects us from social interaction. It’s kind of funny actually...this little thing that connects people from all walks of life, all over the world also carries the power to disconnect. Now that we have a “tween”, I spend a lot of time thinking about and wondering what our kids will be like as teenagers. I have this picture in my head of them walking around, heads bent, staring at their phones like zombies and it terrifies me. Then I think about one of the most basic things we learn as parents, our kids want to do wha...