Cell Phones

I thought I already did a post on cell phones, but this is another facet about them that is currently weighing heavily on my mind right now.

Today is what made me want to write about this. For some reason, several facets of my life came crashing together today and along with that came constant phone ringing and texting. I had work related calls/texts, college related calls and messages on my voicemail/Lavin related calls/texts, etc., etc, etc. The only problem is, is when I am on the phone talking to someone, all of a sudden I hear my second line ringing, then 2 seconds later, a text comes through. It happened so many times today that I finally told Sierra that we should just go to the pool for 2 hours since it is the last day before school starts for her and I. Forget the work I have to do...let's just go swimming. We did and it was very nice. After we showered and got ready to leave the pool, I checked my phone for the time and I had 3 calls, 2 voicemails and 2 texts from different people. For 2 hours, I had peace and quality time with Sierra. After reality hit, I had to figure out how to prioritize how I was going to answer all those people. I wanted to throw my phone in the pool, but this is a bad time of the year for that.

I don't understand why things have changed so fast in this world that we are supposed to be 100% available to everyone at all times. I do not like this one bit. People get annoyed if you don't answer their texts immediately, or you don't answer their calls or whatever. I am getting to the point where one of these days the wrong person is going to get impatient and I am going to blow up. I don't want to be available to everyone all the time when they want me to be. I wish I could get a thing that sends out messages to people immediately after they call or text me saying that just because they want to talk to me that minute, doesn't mean I am able to or even want to for that matter. And that I will get back to them at MY convenience, not when they want me to. What is next? I fear that someday there will be something that pops up in front of your face when someone wants to tell you something and you will have no control over it whatsoever. I know that sounds impossible, but if you would have told me 20 years ago, you could walk around, go to the bathroom, drive, etc. and someone could talk to you while you were doing so, I never would have thought it possible.

Probably should have used my disclaimer because I get annoyed when some people don't answer the phone when I call too.