Day Twenty-Two: The Blogger Challenge (Rant about something)
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Day Twenty-Two: The Blogger Challenge - Rant about something
I enjoy a good rant now and then and there are plenty of things that "grind my gears" but I am going to share with you something that I found downright rude while eating out a couple of months ago.
Now I am all for technology, don't get me wrong. I'm a self confessed computer geek while Mr FH is more of a science nerd. I understand the importance of introducing children to technology and we regularly help my step son on his little Vtech laptop and have shown him how to use a mouse/keyboard etc ready for school. My bug bear is when older children (from say the age of 9 or 10 up to teenagers) have absolutely no respect whatsoever.
Recently, Mr FH, my mum and I were eating out. We sat down and ordered our food when this family came in. From a distance it looked like a mum, younger teenage boy, his gran (possibly). They sat down at a table in my eyeline and immediately the boy took out an ipad and sat with it playing games and watching films right at the dinner table! I was so shocked! I thought it was incredibly rude that he hadn't even talked to his gran/mum/family and that he was sat the whole time playing on his ipad. I am a people watcher (which is probably annoying to other people!) and mentioned it to Mr FH about if my step son ever did that he'd have it confiscated! I know family meals can be boring, hey I was a child once but please let's have a bit of interaction at the dinner table!!
I enjoy a good rant now and then and there are plenty of things that "grind my gears" but I am going to share with you something that I found downright rude while eating out a couple of months ago.
Now I am all for technology, don't get me wrong. I'm a self confessed computer geek while Mr FH is more of a science nerd. I understand the importance of introducing children to technology and we regularly help my step son on his little Vtech laptop and have shown him how to use a mouse/keyboard etc ready for school. My bug bear is when older children (from say the age of 9 or 10 up to teenagers) have absolutely no respect whatsoever.
Recently, Mr FH, my mum and I were eating out. We sat down and ordered our food when this family came in. From a distance it looked like a mum, younger teenage boy, his gran (possibly). They sat down at a table in my eyeline and immediately the boy took out an ipad and sat with it playing games and watching films right at the dinner table! I was so shocked! I thought it was incredibly rude that he hadn't even talked to his gran/mum/family and that he was sat the whole time playing on his ipad. I am a people watcher (which is probably annoying to other people!) and mentioned it to Mr FH about if my step son ever did that he'd have it confiscated! I know family meals can be boring, hey I was a child once but please let's have a bit of interaction at the dinner table!!
