catsittingstill

I first got a cellphone when I was pregnant with my firstborn and my husband was working in varying locations ranging from Louisville to Cincinnati. My parents bought us both cellphones so that if I went into labor when he wasn't there, I could tell him to get his tail back home. After that, we got rid of them for a while, but eventually decided that not being reachable when one had children who were sometimes in somebody else's care was irresponsible. Yes, hundreds of generations have done so and (at least some of) their kids have grown up safely, but if we have the ability to be within reach in an emergency, might as well use it.