Hey you are not a teenager any more for pete sakes!!
By bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
Holiday, Florida
October 11, 2015 9:27pm CST
Had a visit today from the 2 friends that visit nearly every sunday . 2 older ladies {but younger then myself} 56 yrs. and 61 yrs. All the time they are here, they text on their phones. When I hired them to come and clean my house last week, first thing they did was plug their phones into the outlet on the kitchen counter so they could glance it now and then.
All the time they are here, supposedly to visit, it is hard to carry on a conversation with them. they are sisters, live together and constantly discuss, who text them and "look at this on FB" etc. How do you deal with that? I even said to them today " you 2 would freak if someone took your phones"
jeesh I expect teens to be a little rude like that but not 2 old ladies acting like a couple of teenagers. 
jeesh I expect teens to be a little rude like that but not 2 old ladies acting like a couple of teenagers. 14 people like this
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
12 Oct 15
wait, they came in 'n plugged their phones in so they could check'n what 'twas goin' on whilst there to clean yer house?? hope ya didn't pay 'em by the hour...
i finally put a 'no phone' rulin' 't my place. young'n ol' alike. when they enter here, their phones go on the bookcase by the back door. they're only allowed to answer it if such rings. i dunno what's wrong with folks these days?? pay mind to those 'round'ja coz those others can wait 'n i'm sure nothin' earth movin' occurred to require their immediate attention.
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@GardenGerty (160721)
• United States
7 Nov 15
I have heard of classrooms where kids have to "check their phones in" at the back and not have them.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Oct 15
true. mostly it was just playing on FB and answering text from other folks.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
12 Oct 15
@bunnybon7 oh yeah, the important schtuff...not 
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@troyburns (1405)
• New Zealand
12 Oct 15
Hi bunnybon7 - this is Scootermac from the other place. The behavior of these old ladies does surprise me. My mother only checks/uses her phone about once a week and I thought that was more common among the older generation. My nieces, on the other hand...
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Oct 15
hi robin, yes I recognized the name right away. that's exactly what I thought. I like having my phone but being an older person I enjoy talking to my company more
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
12 Oct 15
i say let them have their fun though I do agree that it is rude of them to just text while you are there trying to carry on a conversation.
The least they could do is text you
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
13 Oct 15
next time i might just text them to2 people like this
@GardenGerty (160721)
• United States
7 Nov 15
@bunnybon7 Oh, yes. We want to hear about it.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Nov 15
@jaboUK yes i quit after i got very sick and started having brain fog, black outs and anxiety attacks. didn't want to wreck and kill someone
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Oct 15
I was tempted but I am ashamed to say I really do need them sometimes. there are times no one else can take me to the doctor, etc. since daughter left it has put me in a bind.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Oct 15
@bunnybon7 I'm sorry about that, I gather you don't drive?
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
yea I don't do much on the phone when others are right there either. I realize it is rude. sorry I took so long to get back here. guess I dropped the ball on this post.
@Marilynda1225 (82839)
• United States
12 Oct 15
I dont think age matters anymore when it comes to being attached to the phone
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
13 Oct 15
i believe that but usually you don't see that many old folks attached constantly to the phone
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
cool photo @Hatley
I wonder how I missed the rest of this post so long. lots going on from way back I guess
@much2say (55686)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Oct 15
I have one friend who does this to me all the time. I hate it - but I tolerate "her" because she is a good friend in other ways. It's bad enough when we see each other, she has to have a laptop in front of her as she has to work - and we can't have a decent conversation because she has to put me on hold while she tends to the work on the screen - sigh. But last time we met, she kept popping out her cell phone - and I thought it was work related, but actually she was watching baseballs scores on a particular game - oh I wanted to wring her neck!! 
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
yes my daughter does that sometimes when I am trying to talk with her about something but she sometimes makes me feel bad that I said something about it if she is talking/texting her kids about something. so I try not to say any more. those were good friends(still are) though miles away now so I tolerated it
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Jun 16
@much2say so true. I can't even hold 2 conversations at a time. feel someone is ignoring me if the other person is not right there in the room. I imagine they would also
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@much2say (55686)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Jun 16
@bunnybon7 Til this day my friend still pulls this stuff (and like I said, I still tolerate it). If we are spending time with someone, the focus should be on that person . . . we live in a world where people think it's ok to have multi conversations just because the phone rings or there is a text notification - I think it's rude. If it's not an emergency, then these outside conversations on a gadget can wait.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
16 Oct 15
FB can really be addicting to some people . That's why those with smartphones can really always be updated of who have posted amongst their connections. They're cool , because at their age they really are into FB .
Good you told them that .
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
I know. I have seen more and more of these actions since then going on with all ages
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
17 Jun 16
@bunnybon7 Sometimes someone has to advise everyone in a gathering - no cellphones .
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
well maybe I should not but they are so nice otherwise. times with friends we take the good with the bad I think.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
13 Oct 15
i never thought of the electricity part but surely that isn't much used.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 15
Sad. People get so attached to their phones these days that they don't value face to face interaction that much anymore. It's bad enough with teenagers, but when older people do that...
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Oct 15
that's what I say. its bad enough that my sons dad gets started texting me some nights and won't stop till he is sure I won't text another word. crazy, hes old like me and has a wife but still drives me nuts some times. lol
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
the problem is they are also friends. so I deal with it anyway. I just think its strange
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
20 Jun 16
@bunnybon7 That does make it a difficult situation. I am seeing more and more phone in the work place, and I am not liking it.
@esotericme (134)
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16 Jun 16
That could get annoying, I understand, but cut them a little slack, they probably don't realise that they're being rude. You could have a sit down with them and explain to them that it's not polite to use their phone in company.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
I really like them. just saying, I think it is strange that so many older people are living on their phones. but when I didn't have my laptop and internet I kind of understood. lol
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@GardenGerty (160721)
• United States
7 Nov 15
Sounds like they are stuck in a young behavior. I would freak if they did that while supposedly working at my house or visiting.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
they were my only visiting friends at the time, so I was just happy to have someone there
@allknowing (136769)
• India
12 Oct 15
You have to take the bad with the good since you say you need them.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
that is the thing and I just thought it was an interesting topic. lol
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@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
10 Nov 15
there are some person who are totally addicted to their phone
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
lots seem to be and I was when I didn't have internet on my laptop
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Oct 15
Hahaha! They are young at hearts! Well, let them act like teenagers . . . they may live till age 100!
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jun 16
myself though I like the presence of others. most don't I know but even with the phones I like having them here
@Tita417 (1228)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
12 Oct 15
We see them here too. Senior citizens who wears tight shirts and jeans. whether it becomes them or not they really don't care how people thinks about it. They even have boyfriends younger than they are. I pity them because they can't distinguish themselves if they in their right minds or just playing silly haha
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
13 Oct 15
oh thats the whole other thing. the one sister in her late 50's wears things like i wore in my 20's.
