Monday, September 21, 2015

Where Will Clark Kent Change His Clothes?


Where will Clark Kent change clothes?  How will he transform into Superman?  Phone booths have become a bit of a novelty these days.  My son may never get to see one outside of pictures or videos.  He won’t endure the struggle of finding a phone, making sure he has enough spare change, and hoping the person he is trying to reach is home.  I remember using the payphone outside the public pool to see if I could stay longer or in the hallway of my high school to tell my mom that I would be late.  I didn’t have my first cell phone until after I was married, and even then it wasn’t until I was making long distance night drives alone.  I decided I should have one just in case there was an emergency.  If payphones are no longer an option, then I will have to get my son a cellphone.  He will grow up in a world where he is never disconnected.  He will be able to pick up his phone at anytime and make a call and people will almost always be able answer.  It won’t matter if they are home or not.  He won’t even have to call.  He will probably just send a text.  Long gone are the days of passing folded paper notes under desks and behind your back.  I don’t know what age I will get my son his own phone, but he will have one long before I did and long before I am ready for it.

1 comment:

  1. Very interesting blog, Jennifer! If anyone were to want a phone booth these days, he could buy one at a store called Design Toscano. It seems like we are all in a mobile device world now.

    Sincerely,
    Zack V. (English 102)

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