Jason found this out earlier in the week.
I'd mentioned that--despite my well-known hatred of mobile devices--I was thinking maybe I should get a cell phone (something I have never owned!) so the school could get ahold of me if Janae was having trouble at kindergarten. She'd been having a rough week, and I was a little nervous about being away from a phone for too long.
Anyway, I told Jason that it was just a thought and warned him NOT TO DO ANYTHING until we'd discussed the idea further.
The next thing I knew, there was a little white box on the kitchen counter that said iphone 4 S.
Apparently this had been in the works for quite some time.
My first reaction was rage.
Anyone who knows me well knows that I don't like spending money on anything but kids clothes/shoes/books (I felt guilty about buying myself a new toothbrush last week!), and I despise technology-obsession.
Was such an extravagance really necessary? And could I be the one person on earth who would NOT become obsessed with his or her phone?
I didn't know, and was kind of afraid to find out.
I handled the iphone as I would the compost that was about to be taken out. I didn't really want to hold it or to admit that it was mine. I even wrapped it in Alaina's emergency change of clothing when I put it in my purse the next morning--deciding I should take it with me while we were away from home for ballet class, but still in denial that I was carrying such a thing.
Then at the ballet studio I noticed something interesting. EVERY one of the other moms had her phone out and was taking pictures of her adorable little girl on the first day of class.
I looked into my purse, knowing that the phone was in there somewhere.
I rooted around for it, pulled it out, and joined the rest of the people in the decade.
And realized if I hadn't had a mobile device, I wouldn't have had this:
It's a little blurry, so apparently I need practice . . . which means I probably will become obsessed with the phone just like everybody else.
But it's enough to make me wonder if maybe having an iphone at my disposal won't be ALL bad. . . . :)
3 comments:
I guess I should say, welcome to the real world!! It really is handy to be able to be reached in times of need, or just to call someone. I have often think that we should own one too. It does seem that everyone has one but us!! Maybe there is one in our future too???
oh girl, it won't be bad at all! The biggest stress is not losing or dropping it. But if you get a nice cover for it you should be fine. I have a cute little soft case for mine that keeps it protected in my purse and easy to access. Once you get comfortable with it, I'll invite you to join my very favourite app for sharing pictures. (And you can set the privacy very high so no one else can see them! :)
I wish someone would make me really mad:) I sometimes feel out of place because I just have a regular cell phone and not a "smart" phone. I'm sure you'll love having it!!
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