Relationally Lazy
I find myself criticizing parents who are distracted by their phones too much. It's easy for me to do, because I've never really put much stock in smart phones; and though I have one, it's a Windows Phone , so it's only a half-step up from a flip phone (which some of my friends still use). Type of technology aside, surely you've noticed the dad whose kids are hanging on his legs at the park, begging for attention while his face is buried in a cell phone. Or perhaps you've noticed the family at the restaurant, where everyone silently stares at devices until the food arrives? I find myself acutely aware of those folks, for better or worse, and think it's a real problem with our current society. But as every critic must do, I turn the magnifying glass back on myself as much as I am aware enough to, and lately I have seen the distractions in my own life, particularly in pertaining to how I parent our kids. In doing so, and with more observation and conside