DADDY I WANT A CELL PHONE

MY SON JUST TURNED 12 AND IS CONSTANTLY ASKING FOR HIS OWN CELL PHONE. THE GREAT DEBATE BEGINS....MY WIFE OF COURSE SAYS WHY NOT HE HAS GOOD GRADES IN SCHOOL AND IT WILL HELP HIM NETWORK WITH HIS FRIENDS. I GUESS I AM JUST A BIT MORE OLD SCHOOL. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DAYS WHEN IF YOU WANTED TO PLAY WITH A FRIEND YOU PICKED UP THE PHONE, CALLED THE HOUSE LINE, AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH YOUR FRIEND.

IT SEEMS TODAY THERE IS NO MORE VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS AMONGST THESE YOUNG TEENAGERS. EVERYTHING IS TEXT MESSAGE THIS TEXT MESSAGE THAT. I AM JUST HAVING A HARD TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO HAVE WHEN THEY GROW UP.

I CAN SEE IT NOW. MY SON WILL BE 23 YEARS OLD AT WORK SITTING AT HIS DESK AND THE SECRETARY OF THE CEO CALLS HIM AND SAYS THE CEO WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU AT NOON. MY SONS REPLY WILL BE "OK I WILL SEND HIM A TEXT TO CONFIRM". IT JUST BUGS THE CRAP OUT OF ME THAT SOCIAL SKILLS ARE SO IMPORTANT AND THESE KIDS TODAY REALLY HAVE NONE. THE ONLY SKILLS THEY ARE DEVELOPING WITH THESE CELL PHONES IS HOW QUICKLY THEY CAN MOVE THEIR FINGERS. I GUESS THIS WILL HELP WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING TO WORK AND SOME IDIOT CUTS THEM OFF AND THEY DECIDE TO FLIP THEM THE FINGER. GREAT MY SON WILL GROW UP TO BE THE QUICKEST FINGER FLICKER IN FLORIDA.

LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS. I NEED SOME AMMUNITION TO WIN THIS DEBATE. C'MON MOMS ACROSS THE WORLD HELP ME OUT HERE!