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Teared up thinking about how once you reach a certain age, people don't ask you about your parents anymore, and you are just expected to exist without getting to ask your mother for advice. Or there is a time in the future, my dad would not travel 2 hours to pick me up from my internship just because I caught a cold and my head ached. That I would have to live on in a world without either of them. Or that I would forget the sound of their voice and never get the warmest hug when my life is falling apart. There is a reason my screen time has never been lower than 7 hrs, and I like it that way.
May 6, 2025
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itβs so important to let yourself think instead of letting a screen do it for you all the time. the more you do it, the less scary it becomes
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two weeks ago my iPhone decided she would no longer turn on, and as the broke young adult I am I said fuck it what if I went off the grid? Mind you I have been ADDICTED to short-form content and social media for years. I tried the time limits thingy but like any addict I just completely ignored it.
there was a withdrawal period, sure, but my god. I have so many thoughts. So many ideas. So much more patience. I have read more, created more art, and spent some of the best times with my friends. I have sent letters and receive emails. We are not meant to be reached 24/7. I am intentional with my news intake, and I am even more informed because I make an active decision to read and watch the news when my nervous system is regulated and with all this free time I have the space to process what I am consuming.
I truly do not see myself ever going back. With no google maps to rely on I am experiencing my surroundings - paying attention to the small stuff. I live in a fucking beautiful place. I am surrounded by beautiful people. I have an interesting mind capable of beautiful thoughts.
mom was right!!! it is the damn phone!!!!
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Sounds a wee bit crazy, but I am serious. Now, I am not fully justifying his reasonings, but I also will not sit here and say I was a golden child. However,,, With how often my phone was taken away as a Kid, I really think it helped me become less dependent on it. I typically leave my phone at home if I am out being social (and my boyfriend brings his, you know, for emergency). During those times, it helped me gain other hobbies of the internet, like offline games on consoles, drawing, painting, writing, hell anything creative, I was trying to figure out a way to do it. That has helped me gain more interest in continuing that instead of doom-scrolling. So, in a way, thanks dad!
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πΆlet it die~ let it die~ let it shrivel up and dieπ΅
started doing this cause i had a stalker and then got used to sittin at 7% all the time and letting it die, am able to sleep so much more and tbh dont use my phone at all unless im reading on it
use my laptop for socials/messages cause thats like a whole process so i have to actually want to do it
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