Danny Ricker

We'll make that decision. I mean, look, there's definitely some good uses for it. We have... You know, my wife, like, got a new iPhone. But we kept her old one. So there's no cell service. But if they're on Wi-Fi, you know, they can use it. And so, you know, we've had some good stuff.

Like, if they're staying with their grandparents and we're like, hey, you could, like, you could text us or you could FaceTime. Like, that's great. But so, like, that old iPhone we say is, like, the family, like, phone or whatever. And my daughter, well, she'll go, like, she'll be like, oh, have you seen my phone? I go, you don't have a phone.

Like, if they're staying with their grandparents and we're like, hey, you could, like, you could text us or you could FaceTime. Like, that's great. But so, like, that old iPhone we say is, like, the family, like, phone or whatever. And my daughter, well, she'll go, like, she'll be like, oh, have you seen my phone? I go, you don't have a phone.

Like, if they're staying with their grandparents and we're like, hey, you could, like, you could text us or you could FaceTime. Like, that's great. But so, like, that old iPhone we say is, like, the family, like, phone or whatever. And my daughter, well, she'll go, like, she'll be like, oh, have you seen my phone? I go, you don't have a phone.

You know, like, anytime she tries to claim it, I go, it's not yours. She goes, yes, it is. Like, no, it's not. But we didn't have an iPad forever, and we just got an iPad. And before we slid it across the table, we go like, you guys can have this if you agree to the following terms. There are no games on this.

You know, like, anytime she tries to claim it, I go, it's not yours. She goes, yes, it is. Like, no, it's not. But we didn't have an iPad forever, and we just got an iPad. And before we slid it across the table, we go like, you guys can have this if you agree to the following terms. There are no games on this.

You know, like, anytime she tries to claim it, I go, it's not yours. She goes, yes, it is. Like, no, it's not. But we didn't have an iPad forever, and we just got an iPad. And before we slid it across the table, we go like, you guys can have this if you agree to the following terms. There are no games on this.

This is for like, if we're going on a flight, you can watch Netflix on it, or you can FaceTime your friends, and that's it. So I think as long as you're really paying attention, I think that stuff is fine. But again, that book, Anxious Generation, really lays out some like...

This is for like, if we're going on a flight, you can watch Netflix on it, or you can FaceTime your friends, and that's it. So I think as long as you're really paying attention, I think that stuff is fine. But again, that book, Anxious Generation, really lays out some like...

This is for like, if we're going on a flight, you can watch Netflix on it, or you can FaceTime your friends, and that's it. So I think as long as you're really paying attention, I think that stuff is fine. But again, that book, Anxious Generation, really lays out some like...

crazy data and how damaging it can be to kids and you know i mean you know our daughter's 11 she feels young right now but i know she's going to middle school next year i know that's gonna like speed up real quick and so as long as we can we're just trying to keep them uh off the internet

crazy data and how damaging it can be to kids and you know i mean you know our daughter's 11 she feels young right now but i know she's going to middle school next year i know that's gonna like speed up real quick and so as long as we can we're just trying to keep them uh off the internet

crazy data and how damaging it can be to kids and you know i mean you know our daughter's 11 she feels young right now but i know she's going to middle school next year i know that's gonna like speed up real quick and so as long as we can we're just trying to keep them uh off the internet

Yeah, I mean, I'm terrible with it. I mean, like, I have a really hard time. I go, and I'm like a 40-year-old man. I go, you know, these kids, like, have no self-control. They're just, they're so young, you know? So it does, it feels like a drug. I mean, it's like giving them cigarettes or something, you know, where you just need to be like, okay, like, I mean, it's like dangerous, you know?

Yeah, I mean, I'm terrible with it. I mean, like, I have a really hard time. I go, and I'm like a 40-year-old man. I go, you know, these kids, like, have no self-control. They're just, they're so young, you know? So it does, it feels like a drug. I mean, it's like giving them cigarettes or something, you know, where you just need to be like, okay, like, I mean, it's like dangerous, you know?

Yeah, I mean, I'm terrible with it. I mean, like, I have a really hard time. I go, and I'm like a 40-year-old man. I go, you know, these kids, like, have no self-control. They're just, they're so young, you know? So it does, it feels like a drug. I mean, it's like giving them cigarettes or something, you know, where you just need to be like, okay, like, I mean, it's like dangerous, you know?

So I totally agree. And I think like, and again, you know, no judgment on anybody. It's like, whatever you gotta do, you gotta do. But I think-

So I totally agree. And I think like, and again, you know, no judgment on anybody. It's like, whatever you gotta do, you gotta do. But I think-

So I totally agree. And I think like, and again, you know, no judgment on anybody. It's like, whatever you gotta do, you gotta do. But I think-

Similarly to the car radio thing, it's like if you can not let the cat out of the bag and make these devices as like – I mean even for me, I have to like – I've taken Twitter like off my phone because I was just like I can't – like if I'm filling up a glass of water at my fridge, the 10 seconds that takes, I'm reaching for my phone to check Twitter. I go – I hate that.