And I distinctly recall having social ability to articulate, "Hello Mrs. Jones,

May 25, 2022
4:19:34pm

LeftOfNormal All-American

May Peter come out and play?"

The kids who live close enough to actually come over can apparently only manage to grunt out, "Where's Billy?"

And I want to smack their parents.

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What's going to finally get me to give my kids a phone are parents of other friends who don't text back.

Ted Lasso Believe.

5/25/22 4:07pm

I remember riding my bike to their house to see if they could play.

IGotGoodGifs

5/25/22 4:13pm

And I distinctly recall having social ability to articulate, "Hello Mrs. Jones,

LeftOfNormal

5/25/22 4:19pm

That'd be great.

Ted Lasso

5/25/22 4:19pm

I remember having to call their house and ask for my friend on the phone or like

westsidecoug

5/25/22 4:19pm

Man, I wish everyone still had home phones for this reason alone.

Ted Lasso

5/25/22 4:22pm

Yeah nowadays everything is a “play date” for younger kids. I don’t know if a

Duke Silver

5/25/22 4:38pm

We have kids come by once or twice a week to play with my younger kid. It's normal.

Ted Lasso

5/25/22 4:42pm

We have couple of neighbors who come over once or twice per day to see if our

jreid191

5/25/22 4:49pm

Gabb watch or Gabb phone.

BlooCoog

5/25/22 4:49pm

Texting has changed. It is now completely optional to text back or acknowledge a

Nat Gas Man

5/25/22 5:32pm

Very sad

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