Screen Time Jugglers Mugs

Soccer kids texting

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"This isn't exactly what I had in mind when I told you to go outside and play."

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

"Hang on. Mommy's just checking to see if she's still relevant to the outside world."

"Here's something called "The Fifty Greatest Countdown Shows Ever!""

Stressed over time management

"I had to skip my workout."

"Make a sandcastle with you? Of course darling. What about Thursday 3.15pm?"

"It says here that if you read stuff on an electronic device you can miss the big picture."

"Hey, no problem. I am one with multiple tasks."

'Thanks for coming to this 12.01 appointment, but I'm afraid my 12.02 has now arrived.'

"You wake up after 100 years and the first thing you do is check your phone?"

"I now pronounce you man and couch."

Took On Too Much

"Let me put on my 'working' head."

Child hooking into a television

Monday around 9PM.

nstead of looking at fish bowl, a kid watches the fish on TV as they are being video taped.

Stress

"No. I've never had any problems with my kids not paying attention to me."

Hourglass Dumptruck

'So, how long will this take?'

"Baldo, do you have a summer reading list?"

"Kids, look at the weather! Why don't you play outside?"

"I as a multitasker, which lead to being a multiscreener."

Quicksands of time

"This is Jim's second speech on how not to make people mad by talking on your phone. I missed his first speech."

"and when they woke up, the kids discovered that the house had just one 19", black & white TV that only got... 3 channels."

"It's only insomnia if there's nothing good on."

Time to Call Workaholics Anonymous.

"Look, hon, I know both of our schedules have been crazy, but I still think we should take time out to consummate our marriage."

"I've left the children to their own devices."

'Hope you don't mind. I'm due at the course in 5 minutes.'

'I started making a list of things to do this morning, and before I knew it, it was quitting time.'