NGardner Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 http://www.littlethings.com/her-son-was-ignoring-her-calls-so-she-came-up-with-a-brilliant-plan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Lawrence Moore Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Looks like something my mom is wishing she had right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepin Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I'm glad my parents never called my cell much growing up. Really I am glad my friends don't either. Eh, talking on the phone is annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prolix Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It strikes me as a very passive aggressive APP and posture to take with your children. Now, you do not have to have your kids respect you, or actually want to talk to you, you can force them to talk to you with this handy technology and $2.99 at the google store. As opposed to being concerned as to why your child would not want to talk to you, you are out installing/inventing APPs to make up for your parental shortcomings. This reminds me of the dad that shot his child's laptop... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSchwartz Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It makes me sad to think that she would rather make an app to force her children and many others to stop using their cell phones, rather than try to figure out why the children are unwilling to ever speak to the parent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessionalTeabagger Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I'm sure there'll be an app to get around it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsayers Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Basically, it's "if you don't do what I want you to, then I will make you." The author of the app and the article don't interact with other adults in this way. Only defenseless, dependent, not-there-by-choice children. How appalling is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbnuke Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It makes me sad to think that she would rather make an app to force her children and many others to stop using their cell phones, rather than try to figure out why the children are unwilling to ever speak to the parent. Along these same lines, I think that the woman should consider the time and effort she spent learning how to write apps, writing the app, talking about it with friends, and closing the app development compared to the time and effort she put in to fostering a positive, open communication with her son. Her history, discussed in the video in the article, is indicative of her drive for personal achievement, but not for the quality of parent that she is. Rather, the effort put in to the app is indicative of a lack of empathy for her teenage son, who she chose to provide a cell phone for. Sorry for the kid, he's back seat for attention to an app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuzzums Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 This app is foolproof... unless the son figures out how to answer and then close the call quickly. Sharon. You. Idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMinstrel Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hopefully by the time she writes the code to get around that, he'll either turn 18, or save enough money for a pay-as-you-go phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedouin Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 It's easier to spend dozens to hundreds of hours creating an app than it is to have a conversation with your son and be curious, apparently. I found the news clip to be amusing, and not in a good way. It's just mad. Sad and disgusting when the son came on and didn't seem very happy about it, at which the anchors simply laughed. Ohhh ho ho ho, children feeling unhappy and misunderstood, hee hee hee!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysterionMuffles Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Shows how clingy that mother is. Gross as hell, man. Also shows how little she knows her teenager's friends to the point of being able to trust being around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickC Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Strikes me as the lazy way to connect with ones children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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