What's the Future Consequences for that Child?
By Sindore
@sindore (30)
Haifa, Israel
February 12, 2018 7:56am CST
Today, when I walked my dog in the park, we met a mother with two children.
One was a baby in a stroller, the other one a 3 or 4-year-old girl.
The mother was on the phone. We followed her with the eyes as she walked slowly around the park, phone glued to her ear.
Nefnef did her business, we saw and spoke with cats, spoke with people we met, and then we were on our way back.
There she was again, still with her sad-looking little girl walking silently next to her. Still with her baby in the stroller. Still only paying attention to her phone.
My first thought was: Such a pity. She's missing her children growing up. She's missing all those fun conversations with them. She's missing out, exploring the world through their eyes.
Then I thought: What about the child? The one who walks there with a sad face, alone, her mother not the least interested.
I've seen the family many times earlier in the park. The mother's always on the phone. Never talking to her offspring.
How sad is that.
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@kareemadivina (1230)
• Philippines
12 Feb 18
It's common nowadays.Technology have create a big impact in our lives.It's good that we can now communicate easily.The sad thing is human interaction has been negatively affected.People having meals who are focusing on their phones instead of their family members;children who are fixated on their chairs playing digital games instead of playing outdoors; children who are neglected by their parents who are busy with their social media.Those are the common examples of the negative effects of technology.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
12 Feb 18
Exactly @kareemadivina and it's a crock of crap! I would love to see a complete black out on this planet for a solid month. Then maybe people would get the hint.
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@kareemadivina (1230)
• Philippines
12 Feb 18
@nanette64 It must be so sad.I want to retain the electricity at least. Maybe then people will appreciate the simple things out of life.
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I am glad to see you on this site. It is sad to see parents not paying attention to their children. We live in an "isolated" world, our gadgets seem more interesting than people.
@popciclecold (38544)
• United States
12 Feb 18
Yeah, pretty sad, things have changed so much. I use to cook chicken at night, people could hardly place an order for talking on the phone.
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@LittlePrince2s (141)
• Greece
13 Feb 18
It’s very sad for both of the children... I really don’t understand why are they procreating if they just don’t want or have the time etc for their kids...
I mean it’s a kid!! And a kid NEED his/her parents....
Very sad...
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
13 Feb 18
Nice sketch! The positive thing that she took her children out for fresh air and exercise.
It would have been nice if she had paid attention to the children and talked and played with them.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
12 Feb 18
People are letting technology run their lives @sindore .
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
13 Feb 18
I have noticed this a lot more in the last year, parents at restaurants on their phones, parks, stores, etc. What a sad world this is becoming when the parents can't see that the children are more important and will be grown before they know it and all the fun times will be lost. And they wonder why kids now a days are so bad, just looking for the attention they never got at home.
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@dya80dya (36481)
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12 Feb 18
It's sad that technology controls us so much. Children don't receive attention. Accidents can happen. People are so absorbed by smartphones. They can't see the real world. When I went outside I couldn't use my smartphone so much. I prefer to be careful.
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