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.
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.
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Zack V. (English 102)