Here are two things that I strongly dislike. Firstly, I don't like when someone walks around with an ipod plugged into his ears all day long, and keeps it on even when you are trying to have a conversation with him. Secondly, I can't stand when someone is next to you in the grocery aisle and there is no one else around so you assume if she is talking she is talking to you when actually she is talking to the person in her ear. Here was a new situation I recently encountered. Don and I were out to dinner and we were concentrating very hard on exactly what to order because we don't eat out very often and we were using a gift card someone gave us for Christmas so we were trying to stretch our time and funds to the best of their ability. We weren't paying too much attention to the people around us unless they were making googoo noises at Jedidiah , who was with us. After the waitress took our order Don glanced to the next table and nodded his head. I too looked in the direction of the next table and noticed a young man and woman who were probably in their late teens or early twenties. They weren't talking to each other, they were texting. They texted the entire meal. Don asked if I thought they were on a date. I couldn't imagine that being a date but then again perhaps it was a date and they decided that while in the restaurant they wouldn't speak but instead they would text each other. I was completely perplexed.

Several of my kids have asked for cell phones. I laugh similar to the laugh I give when someone once asked for a tv in her room. It's a laugh that says, "No way and no how and I can't even believe you're asking." I would probably consider a cell phone if one of the kids was driving or gainfully employed and gone for many hours. Am I living with the dinosaurs in my belief? I guess I am considering my daughter told me she had a hard time doing her Awanas lesson Wednesday night at church because of the noise level. What kind of noise level would be at church? "Everyone was on their cell phones," she remarked. My face must have twitched in dismay because she explained, "They weren't talking on their phones they were playing games and texting." My daughter explained that they all had cell phones and you may think this is the youth group but you are incorrect. My daughter is nine. Who on earth would they need to call at nine years old?

What does this have to do with homeschool? Well, I want to teach my kids about modern technology and being able to use computers but more than that is not something I'm interested in. I want my kids to be able to converse with real people in real conversations. We interact at our house. We do it without the tv on or music loud and blaring in the background. Maybe I'm old fashioned but I don't think that's so bad. Don't feel alone in your pursuit of real, godly relationships with your spouse, kids and friends. We may be viewed as the weirdos but I'm not too concerned about what man says. You could always text me if you disagree! (FYI- I am convinced I am the only person in America without a cell phone and guess what - I'm still fully functioning!)