I'm embarrassed to admit, I am a slave to my cell phone. For the longest time when cell phones were new and first came out, I refused to purchase one. My husband and both my stepsons had one each, but nope, I kept saying I didn't need one too. The first flip cell phone that I did end up purchasing was for safety purposes only apparently. But what did I or we do before cell phone for safety purposes-I don&acirc;��t know or even remember.<br /> <br /> I had the dependable, reliable Blackberry cell phone for years-gosh I loved that phone. But I eventually caved in for a much needed bigger screen and got an android. Yes, I do also love my touch screen now, just as much as I loved my dependable Blackberry. I proved to myself that I&acirc;��m adaptable and susceptible to change, even though I may resist it a little at first.<br /> <br /> I do try to be respectful with it though in company of the older generation. They are all about face to face conversation, God love them, and I think that&acirc;��s great. I don&acirc;��t think they can understand our need-our dependable need to check out phone twenty times in five minutes to see if we have a new message, text or tweet! We don&acirc;��t get to spend much time with them or see them as often as we may like, so it&acirc;��s understandable how they would be offended if we keep checking our darn cell phones. It&acirc;��s like we&acirc;��re not giving them our full attention and to them, and to myself plus maybe many others, that is disrespectful. Let&acirc;��s try to respect our elders in their company and try to check our cell phones less often or better yet put them aside for a full fifteen to twenty minutes at a time.<br /> <br /> My son&acirc;��s cell phone is broken, so tonight he borrowed mine, and I&acirc;��m again embarrassed to say that it was like I was missing a limb. I felt like a smoker (which I was never one of) missing a cigarette in my hands. I can understand how people could have a panic attack over a lost phone. My sister and I both experienced leaving our cell phones at home while at work at different times and I know that we both felt lost without them.<br /> <br /> So let&acirc;��s try not to be a slave to our cell phones. Let&acirc;��s try and have more face to face conversations, especially with the older generation (old school-which I am a bit of myself). Let&acirc;��s try and give them our full attention, that&acirc;��s not asking for much really, and give them our respect. Let&acirc;��s try to keep in mind that face to face communication can be a &acirc;��term of endearment&acirc;��~<br /> <br /> Take care and all the best~Celeste<br /> <br /> www.talesfromaway.com   Submitted By: Alicia "Celeste" Loughrey