Act 1: People on Their Smartphones While Driving
Seriously. Stop. Doing. This. A young woman nearly rammed into a fellow driver this morning not once, but twice because she just couldn't be bothered to stay in her own lane. When I pulled up next to her at a red light, guess what she was doing?
You are not behind the wheel of a feather. You are behind the wheel of two tons of steel, rubber and glass. You could kill someone. Put your phone in the back seat if you have to, but please, please...stop the madness.
Act 2: Parents Teaching Children to be Robots Instead of People
As he was walking his son into preschool this morning, I heard a dad say: "I'm sorry I put the wrong movie in the car this morning. Which movie did you want to watch?" "Peter Pan!" whined the tiny Mr. Roboto.
Really? OK, number one: I'm pretty sure that choosing the "wrong movie" does not warrant an apology from a parent to a preschooler. Save your sorry's for real parenting failures. And number two: Does your kid need to watch TV for the 15 minutes it takes to get to school? Here's a novel idea. You could use that time while both you and your child are strapped down in the same place at the same time, with no other distractions except your Smartphone, to speak to one another. This is the perfect time to ask your kid questions, to teach them something new, or to sing stupid songs together. If you don't want to talk to your kid, I get it. I do. So hand them a book. Or some crayons. There is enough technology in their world already.
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