
I love technology. I am addicted to my email, text, phone, laptop and yes, angry birds. I’ve become comfortable with the idea that addictive checking behavior (ACB) is ok. Come on, don’t most people have some form of the disorder?
But something happened this weekend. My mom was suddenly taken to the hospital. I wasn’t allowed to bring anything in with me to see her. No phone, no laptop no nothing. The staff, the visitors and the patients were not looking down, texting as they walked, or replying to

