I really get annoyed when he has a meal with us and eat with his tablet in front of him.
My father used to read his newspaper at the dinner table, only grunting monosyllables when wanting something passed over.
All fathers I knew did the same thing.
Of course, I wasn't allowed to bring a book at the table!
Oh jeez! I was born in the 70s and being dumped on the kid's table with no interaction with the patents was simply standard practise when family or friends got together with their families
Same here lol, us older kids had to watch the younger ones too, what a pita.
Poor timing for some when the Virgin Media broadband and TV service died in our street earlier this week.
Who knew a soccerball match was so important?
When I was young, growing up in Italy, all the guys carried a small radio when out on the Sunday family stroll, to listen to the football match.
No doubt, nowadays the watch/listen to it on their phones when out an about.
Games consoles were available when we were kids. You were not allowed to be on them for long periods.
We had one of the first Atari.
My father was the one that played on it more than us kids.
To me, the internet is the best thing ever: I wish I had it when I was a kid, could have read all the books I wanted instead of begging for a library card, then finding out that the library was only open during school hours, so I could not go!
I could have kept contact with my family abroad, I would have been more streetwise when I finally left home.
