I realised after my last post, that I may have given the impression that there’s something wrong with being a Blogger. And if you didn’t get that impression, that’s great! When I looked back over the post in response to the comments, I noticed I said: “I wasn’t looking to become a ‘blogger’.”
Subconsciously, this statement may have come from an occasional low-level tension between me and my wife, over the time I spend blogging. I accept this has increased over the last few weeks, but it’s not alot.
You see… my wife is seriously addicted to her cell phone – mostly texting, sometimes email and web browsing (more about this below). But when I try point out to her how much it’s impacting on our relationship and family dynamics, she snaps back “What about your blogging!?!”
This is not fair, but I have a hard time explaining succinctly, why. If I’m blogging, but still get enough sleep, continue working as full-time physician, able to hold a 5-minute conversation with my wife and be attentive to kids need for ‘Daddy-time’, then there shouldn’t be a problem with my blogging, right?!?
So I want to make it clear: There’s nothing wrong with being a Blogger, as part of a healthy, balanced life. There are lots of reasons why people choose to blog, and reasons can change over time. Some use blogging as an online journal, others might wish to network and others simply as an entertainment hobby. I must admit, though – blogging has the potential to become quite addictive.
It seems clear, cell phone addiction has become even more common and disabling for its sufferers. There are more than a dozen smartphone apps designed to help break the addiction. I have tried one of these apps on my wife’s phone – after 4 hours of phone use, it stops counting! As I’ve described above, talking directly to my wife hasn’t helped. So I have decided to try with humor… let me know if you have other suggestions.
Preview for this weeks Funny Friday: Cell Phone Addiction is NOT Funny.
Dog-owners will love this…
Dialogue from the Depths 
Sometimes I feel like I’m getting a little too attached and might need that cone — but because I am checking my blog!
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Diane, Thanks for reading and commenting. As a new blogger like me, your urge to check your blog makes sense. The initial expansion of a new blog seems to act like a magnet to many people. I wonder if there is any way for bloggers to ‘protect themselves’ from developing a cell phone addiction.
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Ever think about setting aside “electronic free” time that could be for the family or for the two of you? Say perhaps 30min to 1 hr p/night?
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Thanks for the suggestion Vic. We have tried this, but definitely worth trying again. I think a big part of finding the right solution involves acknowledging the problem and the extend of it’s damaging effects. There has been research to show that kids pick up cell phone addictions from their parents – serious problem.
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“Electronic free” is where you don’t breath for 30 minutes right…
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Haha…for some I am sure!
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lmao 😉
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We try to do “date time” with no cell phones or computers at all. Even if it just 5-10 minutes some days at bed time we have to stay fully focused on each other with no distractions. It has helped some.
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Thank you for commenting – I appreciate your tips. ‘Date night’ has been very precious to us the last couple months, but sometimes my wife finds excuses why she can’t turn off her phone, like the kids might need to get hold of us. Our youngest is 11yo, so not a very strong reason. 😉
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Mine is 12. Set the phone aside and turn it over so you can hear it if they need you but you can’t look at the screen. It is addicting.
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Great post
I know where you are coming from
No quick fix
Stay at it
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Thank for reading and your positive feedback – much appreciated.
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