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The cell phone bill tells a story


One can discern a lot about a family by looking at their cell phone bill summary.

In our house, we have a family plan. Our pre-teen has unlimited text-messaging (of course). texting2.jpg
That is a must for a parent of a pre-teen. Creed will be 13 in July. His hands have been prematurely aged to about 76 because of all his text-message activity. One day I am sure he will either wear a hand brace or collect disability checks because of arthritic fingers and thumbs.

Check it out. For the month, yours truly sent and received 289 text messages from the cell phone.

Meanwhile, Creed sent and received 1,761 text messages.

Bob's data is perhaps even more meaningful to anyone looking for the Last Neanderthal. He only sent or received six text messages. It's important to note he was also one of the last humans (in a civilized country) to buy a cell phone.

Only Lily, who is 6, is free of a working cell phone in our family. She has our cast-offs, which she uses to pretend to text-message people.


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About the authors
Gretchen Day-Bryant has a son in high school and a daughter in middle school. She’s lived to tell about the struggles of juggling little kids and work.
Joy Oglesby has a preschooler...
Cindy Kent Fort Lauderdale mother of three. Her kids span in ages from teenager to 20s.
Rafael Olmeda and his wife welcomed their first son in Feb. 2009, and he's helping raise two teenage stepdaughters.
Lois Solomon lives in Boca Raton with her husband and three daughters.
Georgia East is the parent of a five-year-old girl, who came into the world weighing 1 pound, 13 ounces.
Brittany Wallman is the mother of Creed, 15, and Lily, 7, and is married to a journalist, Bob Norman. She covers Broward County government, which is filled with almost as much drama as the Norman household. Almost.
Chris Tiedje is the Social Media Coordinator and the father of a 7-year-old girl, and two boys ages 4 and 3.
Kyara Lomer Camarena has a 2-year-old son, Copelan, and a brand new baby.


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