Our kid’s favorite games are broadcasting our home life to every family in town. What does that mean for our privacy?
all the way around the corner onto the top basement steps for some privacy. My mom could stretch it under her bedroom door to talk privately to her real estate clients. Twisting and untwisting that cord was how I passed the time chatting to friends about my day and making plans. Once we upgraded to a cordless phone, I could hole up anywhere in the house away from my parents . It was glorious. Whereas, I abhorred my family overhearing me talk to my friends, but my kids have no such boundaries.
It’s a common scene in my house: one of my four kids plop themselves down right in the middle of the living room floor with an iPad and pings a friend for gaming. The friend clatters to the call, often sounding like they are tripping over everything in their house while they get ready to play. If you’re not to this phase of life yet, it may sound strange. But trust me, kids today don’t play video games alone anymore.
It’s not just when they’re gaming, either. In the chaotic mornings before school as I rush to get four kids out the door in cleanish clothes before my caffeine kicks in, my tween daughter walks around with her best friend on FaceTime. They aren’t even talking. They brush their teeth, eat their breakfast, and choose their outfits through the companionship of a video call., though? I’ve bought many pairs.
At least we aren’t alone. Not only do I hear it happening in other homes virtually as I go about my day, I see it in public. When I work remotely from coffee shops or cruise the mall with my kids, it seems out-loud video calls are the norm now and I am a middle aged mom struggling to adjust to the present day. In some ways, it’s made me more cognizant of how I talk to my kids and how it might be heard by others. That’s not a bad thing.
One plus? I love that my kids seemingly feel comfortable with us knowing their friends and being a part of our home life. Kids regularly walk in and out our front door in our neighborhood. They pop in for a popsicle, a glass of water, or some sidewalk chalk. This was what I always wanted as a mom, to be theis a journalist and essayist based in Pittsburgh, PA. She’s a mom to four kids via adoption as well as a twin mom.
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