Everywhere you look, people are constantly connected: texting while driving, scanning social media sites while eating, and even reading e-books as a bedtime ritual. While I believe technology is an incredible tool, there is such thing as excess. While sitting with my kids last night in a local restaurant, I noticed something crazy. There were about 25-30 people in the restaurant, however, we were the only ones actually talking. Nearly everyone else in the restaurant was on a cell phone, tablet or computer. The one person who was not holding one of these had the world on mute while listening to his Mp3 player. The thought that people will go out to eat together and not even speak bothers me. What happened to the art of conversation? Will future generations even understand how to sit down and speak about their day over a meal?
As a mom and future educator, I cannot express enough how important it is to be smart about the use of technology. Although there is a definite place for the Internet (and all its spoils) in our lives, there should still be some time in the day where families, couples, and friends can connect without being "connected". There is more to life than technology - there's LIFE. While there are a million apps to manage time, money and things, there will never be one that makes a relationship better.
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