Today I read a story about a teenager who actually fell into a manhole while texting. Fell into a manhole. While texting. Do I need to repeat this to get it to sink in?
So at first, I was like, "WHAT AN IDIOT!" I feel like I can laugh because the teenager didn't die or anything horrible.
On the other hand, I found myself thinking "typical teenager". Shame on me. The fact that it happened to a teenager may somehow get us all to mistakenly believe that we mature adults would NEVER do something like this.
I will venture to say that as adults, we are sometimes on the same level as those crazy texting teens when it comes to our distraction levels. Granted, there are obviously exceptions to these generalizations I'm making. But in my experience, more and more adults are finding themselves in the world of texting. Even my mom, who probably will never even be able to find this blog because she barely knows how to turn a computer on....is texting....multiple times a day....and getting quick!! (no offense mom if you happen to read this because what I said about your computer skills is no longer true...congrats....you are on the World Wide Web)
I am definitely no stranger to the distraction of texting. I am pretty sure I could do something as silly as fall in a manhole while texting.
And I know you're all wondering, of COURSE I don't text while I'm driving....
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