Carrie
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Podcast Appearances
Thank you for having us. Thank you and gratitude for having us and letting us talk to Jonathan and yourself about this. What concerns me the most is really the mental health issue. Anxiety, depression, especially depression, is very prevalent in our family on both sides, my husband's side and my side. Addiction is also huge in our family.
Thank you for having us. Thank you and gratitude for having us and letting us talk to Jonathan and yourself about this. What concerns me the most is really the mental health issue. Anxiety, depression, especially depression, is very prevalent in our family on both sides, my husband's side and my side. Addiction is also huge in our family.
And my main concern is that this addiction to the phone will turn into an addiction of something else, drugs, alcohol, drugs. Pornography. All of the things that could be available. And we were talking about him being in the shower with it. I realized last summer he was coming in from cheer practice and I was in the kitchen. The garage is right off the kitchen.
And my main concern is that this addiction to the phone will turn into an addiction of something else, drugs, alcohol, drugs. Pornography. All of the things that could be available. And we were talking about him being in the shower with it. I realized last summer he was coming in from cheer practice and I was in the kitchen. The garage is right off the kitchen.
And my main concern is that this addiction to the phone will turn into an addiction of something else, drugs, alcohol, drugs. Pornography. All of the things that could be available. And we were talking about him being in the shower with it. I realized last summer he was coming in from cheer practice and I was in the kitchen. The garage is right off the kitchen.
And I could hear the Instagram reels going. And it's literally a 20-foot maybe walk from his car into the kitchen. And he couldn't be not entertained for that amount of time. So I, in passing, said something to our 20-year-old daughter, Molly. I said, hey... Do you know, your brother, like, I'm starting to see that this might be a problem.
And I could hear the Instagram reels going. And it's literally a 20-foot maybe walk from his car into the kitchen. And he couldn't be not entertained for that amount of time. So I, in passing, said something to our 20-year-old daughter, Molly. I said, hey... Do you know, your brother, like, I'm starting to see that this might be a problem.
And I could hear the Instagram reels going. And it's literally a 20-foot maybe walk from his car into the kitchen. And he couldn't be not entertained for that amount of time. So I, in passing, said something to our 20-year-old daughter, Molly. I said, hey... Do you know, your brother, like, I'm starting to see that this might be a problem.
And she goes, Mom, he's in the shower, and he's got the Instagram, the Reels going, and he's got the TikToks going and all of this. And that's when I was like, this is a real problem.
And she goes, Mom, he's in the shower, and he's got the Instagram, the Reels going, and he's got the TikToks going and all of this. And that's when I was like, this is a real problem.
And she goes, Mom, he's in the shower, and he's got the Instagram, the Reels going, and he's got the TikToks going and all of this. And that's when I was like, this is a real problem.
So how do you get from watching the videos?
So how do you get from watching the videos?
So how do you get from watching the videos?
When he goes without – when he does not have access to social media or his phone, he gets very agitated. He gets very angry. He has what I would call a teenage temper tantrum. He cannot go hours without a phone. We went on a cruise last summer, and he was – Miserable the whole time because he didn't have access to the phone if we weren't on land.
When he goes without – when he does not have access to social media or his phone, he gets very agitated. He gets very angry. He has what I would call a teenage temper tantrum. He cannot go hours without a phone. We went on a cruise last summer, and he was – Miserable the whole time because he didn't have access to the phone if we weren't on land.
When he goes without – when he does not have access to social media or his phone, he gets very agitated. He gets very angry. He has what I would call a teenage temper tantrum. He cannot go hours without a phone. We went on a cruise last summer, and he was – Miserable the whole time because he didn't have access to the phone if we weren't on land.
They have on paper banned the phones in schools. I think he can tell you.
They have on paper banned the phones in schools. I think he can tell you.
They have on paper banned the phones in schools. I think he can tell you.