{"id":3658,"date":"2013-01-15T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?p=3658"},"modified":"2026-06-20T10:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:37:18","slug":"screentime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.net\/index.php\/2013\/01\/15\/screentime\/","title":{"rendered":"Screentime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life is GREAT... DISCONNECT and enjoy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v-U4e2TmU7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I can&#8217;t tell you how many conversations have been interrupted by emails and text messages on someone&#8217;s web-accessed phone. It&#8217;s that awkward moment of wondering when they&#8217;ll come back and wondering why your live interaction was not a priority over suspendable communications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s that little hurt of not being important enough, even though you made the time to make them important enough.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I miss the instant communication I think I could have with text messaging, but then I remember those moments and am happy it&#8217;s out of our price range on our phone plan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is an add for a particular day this past October when we were to &#8220;disconnect and enjoy&#8221;. But I think this message applies every day that we have iPads, iPhones, blackberries, texting phones, and computers. The computer&#8217;s my balance challenge so I&#8217;m not out of the loop here.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;ve never found putting an electronic on hold to delight in the reality of now to ever be disappointing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Life&#8217;s happening out there&#8230; and we&#8217;re missing it in exchange for screentime.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t tell you how many conversations have been interrupted by emails and text messages on someone&#8217;s web-accessed phone. 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