Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for March 08, 2012

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    margueritem  over 12 years ago

    They’ll all look back on these days with great fondness….not.

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    pouncingtiger  over 12 years ago

    The downfall of the family unit.

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago

    i -Pods, i -Phones… even Android phones…. Where are the Us -Phones, the We -Pods?

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    kullyrai  over 12 years ago

    But the real question: Are they playing the same game together over wifi/bluetooth, or different games?Can’t see the parents approvingly playing the latest GTA with little Timmy.

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    Rainfoot  over 12 years ago

    Unfortuneatly I’ve had underlings that would spend 7 hours of an 8 hour shift like that.

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    Darryl Heine  over 12 years ago

    That’s a FAMILY GAME NIGHT? Nothing but text messaging?

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    typerson  over 12 years ago

    Sign of the times. For too many folks, those electronic devices are like another appendage. The lost art of conversation.

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    angeldscoobydoo Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but shouldn’t family game night include, I don’t know, a game they all play together and, you know, talk to each other?

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    Squirrelchaser  over 12 years ago

    Hey, its an accomplishment to get them all sitting around the same table at the same time – it was even back in my day.

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    MotherOfMoses  over 12 years ago

    Before I read the caption, I thought they were praying.

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    jeffsxq  over 12 years ago

    Hey, it’s not so bad! I have running games with my daughters, playing Words With Friends. You don’t have to be together, but it works that way also, just like you had a board on the table, talking and laughing and sharing food and drinks, but we do it lounging comfortably on couches, since there is no need for a table. In the scene shown, they could each have games going with the other 3. Last Saturday we had Scrabble night so 4 of us could play the same game on the table, but when it wasn’t your turn you could play your side games on the phone.

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    bmonk  over 12 years ago

    And let’s not even THINK about sitting down to eat a meal together, much less without TV, iPods, phones, etc.

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    natureboyfig4 Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Well, at least they’re bowing their heads together. Maybe they’ve still got a prayer.

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