Blog 4 - Relationship with the Phone

What’s your relationship with the phone?

Some students hardly use their phone at all: either their parents forbid them, or their phone is always tied up by someone in the house. Others have a phone in their pocket all the time, and seem to be constantly talking on the phone—even to the exclusion of talking with their friends who are right there next to them.

Who are you in this spectrum? Do you spend hours on the phone daily, or hardly any time? What would your life be like if there were no phones, or if the entire phone network collapsed for six months?

Write about it.
The minute I logged on and saw that our blog was about my phone, I smiled. What an easy topic to write 500 words about! *PHONE CHECK* Well, my current phone and I have been together for eight long months now. We have a very strong relationship. I tell him everything. He is such a good listener, and I tell him absolutely everything. No but really, if you ask anyone, we are perfect for each other. However, my mom has something against him. Sometimes, she takes him away from me, and as pathetic as it sounds, I cry my little eyes out because life without him can be very lonely. *PHONE CHECK* As far as ignoring my friends, I am not one of those inconsiderate people that think that my phone is more important than the people surrounding you. And at the same time, you can tell who the attentive people in your life are when they actually listen to you and don’t whip out their phone every minute and a half!
Throughout the day I usually text a few different people, and when I get home before I go to sleep I talk on the phone. If I had no phone, I would probably have to bring back snail mail or emails. *PHONE CHECK* If I had no phone for six months, I would end up inventing some type of phone-only-cooler things. But hey, we are called the tech-generation for a reason!
People might associate the term tech-generation as being a bad thing, but I think that it makes our generation have better communication. *PHONE CHECK* Why pay for postage stamps and wait days when sending mail when you could shoot someone a text and get a response immediately? *PHONE CHECK* Nowadays an unlimited texting plan is fairly common, so communication is just simple.
If we are being honest right now, I don’t really consider my phone a necessity. I can function without it, but it helps a lot. *PHONE CHECK* I have a Blackberry Torch, so if I really want to know something, I can just Google almost anything I want to know. My phone comes in handy because you can do basically anything you want with it. There are apps that you can download for free, ranging from a flashlight to a ‘gas buddy’ that tells you what the cheapest gas prices are. You can even use a phone to do banking transactions. Phones are a gateway to the internet, videos, pictures, family, friends, etc etc etc. For the fact that cellphones have a negative connotation, I say, like my grandma would, that is malarkey! Phones might be a distraction to some people, but to most it is a handy and convenient way to do most things that used to take a week. *PHONE CALL* All in all, a phone has become a helpful tool, whether it is helping a teenager or an adult.
And since we are being honest, I’m starting to realize how pitiful I am with each phone check while writing this blog. *PHONE CALL*