I seriously started to reconsider my relationship with the computer when my two year old recently asked me to get off the computer. I ignored his request at first, until he became more insistent day after day after day. I then started to examine how I spend my time.
The moments I spend with my children are fleeting. I cannot believe it’s been two and a half years since I gave birth to my oldest child, and now he’s telling me how I should spend my time…away from the world wide web.
So I’ve decided to spend time on the computer only when the children are sleeping and my other top priority activities have been taken care of for the day. This has been tough, kinda like going on a diet. It wasn’t until I decided to consciously monitor my media intake that I grew aware of how out of control I’ve been.
I don’t need to check email every hour. I don’t need to see what’s going on at Facebook every.single.minute. And that Google search can wait.
Because children grow up, and I don’t want their memory of Mom to be one of me staring at a screen all the time in a semi-comatose state.
How has your relationship with gadgets affected your personal relationships?
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