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To be addicted to my phone ? Or is it Normal

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Flatsallypinkpants · 07/07/2024 12:30

I am being honest, I feel like I’m missing out on my life / wasting my time because I am on my phone a lot.

Truthfully . I am sure my children often see me just looking at my phone .

My children are 1 and 3. I work full time in a busy role so thankfully I am not on my phone during 9-5 . After work when we are home in the evenings the children have their little shows on for an hour before dinner so I look at my phone . Then I do bath time and i put older one to bed and then breastfeed the smaller one and scroll my phone while I do this For 90 mins. Then when she is asleep I will scroll my phone on sofa and watch tv.

On the weekend , I will often lay on sofa and scroll while the children play . I scroll Mumsnet/ news / clothes / rightmove/ instagram and then search rubbish. I used to read alot .

I used to watch TV but the children watch their shows if it is ever on. Or if I put it on in the evening - im it interrupted as a child is often waking up. I feel like it’s easier to just scroll then even watch tv .

I am sad as I know I am wasting my time and I’m possibly addicted to my phone ? I am probably on it around 4/5 hours a day. It is the first thing I check in the morning . I don’t really post on SM I just seem to be looking up useless info. I think I have been so tired having the children 18 months apart and then going to work I have gotten into lazy habits.

I don’t want my children to grow up and sit and look at a phone ! Ahhhhhh!

We do go to the park and have walks and we have a no phone at dinner rule but the truth is I am on my phone alot and so is DH.

is this too much ? I know it is !

OP posts:
LauraNorda · 07/07/2024 12:33

You've answered your own question on the last line.

It's not easy but you need to put your phone away.

magnoliasweets · 07/07/2024 18:43

I have found myself doing exactly the same since I had my DC, and I hate it, but can't get out of the habit. I'm thinking about getting a brick phone, and then having an hour a day to load up the laptop to check emails and SM etc. it is a bad habit, and I feel the same as you op. No solution for you, but certainly some solidarity.

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