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A (Big) Step In The Right Direction

April 30, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

This is Number 3’s phone. I’ll get to the significance of the photo in a minute. First, it’s important to know a few things. Number 3 is in 8th grade, and he just got his first phone about two months ago. I believe he may have actually been the last person in his grade to […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: cell phones, kids and cell phones, middle schoolers and cell phones, power struggles, wasting time

Your Middle Schooler Doesn’t Need A Cell Phone

May 8, 2017 by not your average mom 14 Comments

This morning I received an email from the middle school principal where Number 3 and 4 go to school. In the email, the principal was asking for parents’ help in a number of areas. One was with fidget spinners.  They’ve become quite a distraction at school. I’ll admit I contributed to this problem. Number 3 and […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: cell phones, facebook, Instagram, principal, school, smartphone, snapchat

I got a new phone. Please don’t call me on it. Ever.

April 16, 2014 by not your average mom 6 Comments

Yesterday I spent all afternoon cleaning my room. It had been a while. Clothes. Dust. It was a disaster. And Mo can vouch for that. It was so bad I even washed the curtains. And the dustruffle. So today was a little crazy. I had some catching up to do. I had to workout. I had […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: baby powder, cell phones, why moms don't answer the phone

Seeds of Yesterday

July 6, 2013 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Technology sure is making it evident how quickly things are changing. Yesterday I walked into the kitchen and heard part of a conversation between my husband and Number 2. Number 2 was trying to explain a picture he saw on facebook or someplace on the internet. It was one of those “then” and “now” pictures. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: baby carrots, cell phones, technology, watermelon seeds

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