WELLBEING → FAMILY REFLECTIONS Issue 790 · December 18, 2019

Distracted

Devices are a double-edged sword

Distracted

Ahuva has a husband, seven children, a full-time job, and a Jewish home with all of its seasonal, weekly, and daily demands. She’s a busy person! And she needs her downtime.

“Ma? Ma? Ma, I’m trying to tell you something! Ma, are you listening? What are you doing?”

“Ma” is relaxing, that’s what she is doing. She finally has a minute to herself. The little ones are asleep. The big ones are doing their own thing. Hubby is out learning. Now she can take a few precious moments of downtime to scroll through the deals on her phone.

Oh, look! Better Boutique is having a two-for-one sale! But what’s this disturbance? Why is Sruli calling her now? Shouldn’t he be doing homework?

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