As parents, do we find ourselves in situations where we are physically with our families but not present? The following is an interesting article, that makes you think.
Full article (resistanceandrenewal.net)
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Quotes:
"I had probably (but can’t exactly remember) been sucked into twitter when he asked again, this time more insistently. ‘Dad, can you answer me?’ This time I snapped back: ‘Look, can’t you see I am busy? Let me just finish this’.
He was quiet – and then replied evenly:
‘Dad, you’re a nicer person without your iPhone.’
"And it is a reminder to me of listening to the right voices. Adults can easily assume that children don’t really have much to say to us – this is why children get patronized and fobbed off with distracted answers. But I need to remember that anything my son is saying to me is always more important than anything I can read on twitter. "
"And it is a reminder to me of listening to the right voices. Adults can easily assume that children don’t really have much to say to us – this is why children get patronized and fobbed off with distracted answers. But I need to remember that anything my son is saying to me is always more important than anything I can read on twitter. "
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