My Friend, the Phone...
Admittedly I must not remember being 11 going on 17, but it must have been sometime around then that I became somewhat connected to the phone. Here is Tianna, connected to two phones. Inevitably half the calls are for her, and I have to admit that I end up feeling like a social secretary. Now she is even asking me to ask who is calling when I holler, "Tianna, phone!"One of her friends is in Egypt for the summer and even calls from there to stay in touch.She is still begging me for a cell phone, but I refuse to cave, at least for the foreseeable future. I spent some time this evening in the opponent's camp (Danville vs. Milton, 9/10's softball game, too much of a nail biter, but ultimately Danville prevailed after two, or was it three lightening delays?) and sat with friends from church. I asked if their daughter had a cell phone, and unfortunately the answer was yes...I have a feeling I am fighting an uphill battle. I was, however, encouraged to prevail.
On another note, I did my favorite kind of shopping today, at a thrift store, where I did purchase several brand of choice shirts for Tianna at a fraction of the cost. Aeropostle, AE, and Abercrombrie were all acquired for what I consider a reasonable cost, no more than $4 each. Now that's my kind of shopping! Not to mention the purchase was made at a great discount center (NOT thrift store, they are pretty adamant about the distinction...) Hand Up Foundation in Milton in the Ben Franklin Plaza (www.handupfoundation.org) where they support lots of great programs in the Milton area. It is also a great resource as a recycling center, everything from paper to washing machines, so be sure to check it out.
Got to rest up for more softball tomorrow. Since it is too late for Tianna to be on the phone, she is on the computer instead...Peace.
Labels: clothes, hand up foundation, softball
posted by www.kathypride.com at
10:25 PM
3 Comments:
Maybe that's why God didn't give me girls--the phone thing! I spend enough time on it myself.
And thrift stores...don't get me started. Some of the best and greatest treasures have been buried in bins at "thrift stores...were they trying to hide it?!?!
FUN, FUN, FUN!
Kathy, is that a phone in each hand?? It almost looks like it. No matter what, you took a picture that represents more than just her generation...how many people still have land-line corded telephones these days?
I am hoping that all this technology will make it easier for our daughters to stay connected to their support system and allow them to go out into the world without feeling alone. Being able to stay connected, to me, is one of the greatest gifts of this day and age. Now if I can just say the right word when referring to texting, IMing, and emailing (something that drives my daughter crazy worse than calling her by her sisters name) Perhaps I will begin to refer to it as EFC( electronic form of communication), that would cover whatever form of EFC is being referred to at the time..hahahaha
Yes, that was one phone in each hand. And yes, it is a land line, a bona fide land line...
Our cordless phones, all three of them are dead, no doubt from over use...but I need to have the old fashioned tethered phone for radio interviews, so there you have it.
I do hope the ability to be in communication so easily does create a sense of support to help the next generation feel connected and give them a hand up in negotiating what has become a very fast paced and complicated world.
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