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Saturday, April 11, 2026
The Observer

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The Observer

Cell phone overload

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Before heading back to campus a couple of weeks ago my parents decided to take me out to breakfast on a Sunday afternoon. After sitting down I couldn’t help but notice two others at the table beside mine. A young boy near the age of nine or 10 was enjoying a nice brunch with his iPad while a woman that appeared to be his grandmother silently sat there as a third wheel. With headphones in and cartoons a go, the child couldn’t be happier to ignore any other form of life within his immediate proximity.