Are you a slave to your cell phone?

Why is it that some people treat their cell phone with more importance than anything else? Nothing aggravates me more than when somebody cuts me off in mid-sentence, while we are talking face to face, just to answer a call. Why not just let it ring? You've got caller ID and voicemail. Call them back later!

I know people who can't go anywhere without their phone. They can't eat a complete meal in a restaurant without talking on it. They can't drive anywhere without it. They can't even sit through a damn movie at the theater without texting someone or even answering a call.

Why not just leave your phone behind for once? Leave it in the car when you go to the movies or at dinner. Do you really need to have it 24/7 to dominate your life? Try doing without it in your pocket or purse or on your hip just for a few hours. Get back that freedom you used to enjoy.

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Lee P. Mar 9, 2009, 4:18pm EDT

My cel phone rings about three or four times a week. A week. I only give the number to those whom I really want to talk to. I'm going to disconnect my land phone next month. It's a nuisance. Now if I were a teenager and being connected to the my friends so that I can feel like a real person this would be a different story. I'm not a teenager and I only wish to talk to a selected few.

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Bill F. Mar 9, 2009, 4:31pm EDT

I'm not even talking about teenagers. I mean adults who are more addicted to their phones than they are cigarettes.

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ann c. Mar 9, 2009, 4:34pm EDT

No, I rarely use mine. I don't even know how to text!!!!

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Cara D. Mar 9, 2009, 4:39pm EDT

LOL... I am very guilty of being addicted to my cell phone. Once in a while I will purposely leave it at home because I want to go an afternoon without glancing at it every minute or so, & if I forget it at home I usually don't worry about it, but... I have a BlackBerry & am addicted to my email & internet on the phone! What makes it worse is that email is my boss' primary form of communication with me & she will sometimes email me several times a morning, expecting prompt replies!

I usually don't answer when I am talking to someone in person... unless it is an important call that I have been waiting for & *have* to take at that time.

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