January 17, 2016: Life Lessons
Picture of Ben and his Uncle Jason on my shattered phone I dropped my cell phone today. I have done this many times. But today it shattered. And the culprit for my carelessness? I was trying to take a selfie while hiking. Fail. My first phone call post-hike was to my middle son, Ben. For years I have scolded him for having a phone with a broken screen in his possession. This was more often the case than him having a nice, unbroken screen. I have often lectured him on the need for using a durable phone cover and the merits of ‘being careful’. Common statements from me to Ben… "Don’t text on the trampoline in the rain" or "Don’t put your phone in your athletic shorts pocket while attempting a basketball slam-dunk." Today it was me, not Ben, making the call from a completely shattered phone. Ben’s phone is beautifully intact and has been for months. But just as I have asked of my own kids, I had to own my failing. And then I complimented Ben o...