Cell phones

After much deliberation, Anna and I decided to give Eddie his first cell phone about a week ago. Considering how difficult it is for adults to self-regulate phone use, we have been hesitant but with all the other kids having had phones for ages, it felt like the right thing to do, especially as he needs to take two different trams to get to school every day. 

Suffice to say, Eddie has been thrilled about his new phone and it has already proven quite useful in our everyday life. Tonight however, Eddie wanted to leave the gym early while I had to wait for William to finish his chess class nearby. Since Eddie had his phone, he promised to call once he got back home so I continued with my strength training as he started walking home in the dark. However, after 30 minutes and no call, I got a bit nervous and instead called his phone. To my surprise, no one picked up, so I waited a while and called again five minutes later. Four unanswered calls later and I was getting pretty worked up. After picking up William, we quickly walked home, only to find Eddie busy unloading the dishwasher (!) after reading books in the sofa with his phone in the other room... so, yes, we clearly have a big boy now.