The article recounts a mother's experience of finding her daughter waiting alone after school, sparking a decision to purchase her a flip phone. This choice was made not only to ensure the child's safety but also to address the anxiety children may feel when left alone. The mother reflects on the pressures of parenting in a world where connectivity is the norm and recognizes the emotional comfort a phone can provide. Ultimately, the decision to give her daughter a phone, albeit a basic one, is deemed a wise choice for family peace of mind.
That is not the world we live in. Even though most of the kids in my daughter's class do not have a phone...it seems like we still treat everyone, even children, like they are connected at all times to the people they might need to reach.
My heart sank, knowing the anxiety she always carries with her that she will be forgotten.
Later that evening, when my husband and I told our daughter we were getting her a phone, we specified it was a flip phone. 'Like papa's?' she asked.
For many reasons, it has been one of the best decisions we have made.
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