13 Minutes in the Life of a 13 Year Old

[VolnJC]

I tell my students if they spent even 25 percent of their social media time on studying, they would be on the honor roll

She slides into the car, and even before she buckles her seat belt, her phone is alight in her hands. A 13-year-old girl after a day of eighth grade.

She says hello. Her au pair asks, “Ready to go?”

She doesn’t respond, her thumb on Instagram. A Barbara Walters meme is on the screen. She scrolls, and another meme appears. Then another meme, and she closes the app. She opens BuzzFeed. There’s a story about Florida Gov. Rick Scott, which she scrolls past to get to a story about Janet Jackson, then “28 Things You’ll Understand If You’re Both British and American.” She closes it. She opens Instagram. She opens the NBA app. She shuts the screen off. She turns it back on. She opens Spotify. Opens Fitbit. She has 7,427 steps. Opens Instagram again. Opens Snapchat. She watches a sparkly rainbow flow from her friend’s mouth. She watches a YouTube star make pouty faces at the camera. She watches a tutorial on nail art. She feels the bump of the driveway and looks up. They’re home. Twelve minutes have passed.


This is what it's like to grow up in the age of likes, lols and longing | The Washington Post

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

How does a 13 year old afford a smartphone and the bill each month?

Maybe instead of coming down on the 13 year olds in the country, maybe we should focus on the ones that are financing and enabling this.

 

[joevol33]

How does a 13 year old afford a smartphone and the bill each month?

Maybe instead of coming down on the 13 year olds in the country, maybe we should focus on the ones that are financing and enabling this.

Gotta agree. My teenager has a phone, but is limited. My two younger ones have iPods, but they stay limited as well.

 

[BenGrimm]

I tell my students if they spent even 25 percent of their social media time on studying, they would be on the honor roll

She slides into the car, and even before she buckles her seat belt, her phone is alight in her hands. A 13-year-old girl after a day of eighth grade.

She says hello. Her au pair asks, “Ready to go?”

She doesn’t respond, her thumb on Instagram. A Barbara Walters meme is on the screen. She scrolls, and another meme appears. Then another meme, and she closes the app. She opens BuzzFeed. There’s a story about Florida Gov. Rick Scott, which she scrolls past to get to a story about Janet Jackson, then “28 Things You’ll Understand If You’re Both British and American.” She closes it. She opens Instagram. She opens the NBA app. She shuts the screen off. She turns it back on. She opens Spotify. Opens Fitbit. She has 7,427 steps. Opens Instagram again. Opens Snapchat. She watches a sparkly rainbow flow from her friend’s mouth. She watches a YouTube star make pouty faces at the camera. She watches a tutorial on nail art. She feels the bump of the driveway and looks up. They’re home. Twelve minutes have passed.


This is what it's like to grow up in the age of likes, lols and longing | The Washington Post

Are Barbara Walters and Janet Jackson relevant to a teenager? Me thinks this story is a bit concocted.

 

[Orangedogsrule]

Are Barbara Walters and Janet Jackson relevant to a teenager? Me thinks this story is a bit concocted.

Well, that's not the point is it? B. Wawa & JanJan proly not on her radar, so she flipped.

We can't put these damn things down and its crippling us. Notice I DID include my self and a lot of VN poster on here. I got other things to do. But I was just laid up for months & months before a successful surgery. During those months all I could do was read, TV, & web surf/VN on my S5 Android.

So guess what's hard to give up, maybe as much as coffee or even cigarettes?