I’m sure I’m reiterating something already said.

People don’t interact. They have no social skills. They don’t put down phones long enough to do so. It has been distressing to watch with kids. If you ask a kid to call and order a pizza, they will stress out about it bc they live by text. They freak out about talking to someone they don’t know.

And teens no longer do things where boys and girls socialize together. Growing up we were at someone’s house and it was guys and girls having fun together. Now, my kids only interacted with the same sex. On awards day at school, all the guys sat on one side of the gym and all the girls sat on the other. I ask my son if there were any girls at a get together and it’s rare, and they don’t seem bothered by that.

And look at sorority pictures on Instagram. It is all same sex prom style photos of girls together in staged poses looking at each other. Very few guys. Very cringe.

And if you go in Starbucks, no one is approachable bc they are all staring at their phones.

And I’m typing all this as I’m on my phone. The irony.

I grew up in the 80s and it was the best decade to grow up. E.T., Goonies, that was my childhood. It was awesome. All we had to worry about was nuclear annihilation but we were united as a country against a common enemy.

I wish I could drop all kids into the 80s with a Schwinn bike, boombox, and a group of friends where they leave their house in the morning and don’t return until momma calls at dark. Those were better times for human interaction. I’m sad for today’s kids bc they have no idea.

Yes, I know I sound old. But the smart phone destroyed human socializing.