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Growing up, I always wondered why my dad kept postponing his promises to buy me a phone. I would nag and complain, and his only response would be when he's certain I can handle it, then he'll get it for me. According to him, the phone was likely going to change my personality. Truth is, I wasn't always the social type, and this was obvious even at home, but still, I argued that I wouldn't become more distant if I had a phone. Well, after everything, I finally had a phone, and just like he predicted, I kept to myself and only ate with the family on rare occasions, unless my dad demands my presence at the table.
This has become a major reason for disruption in family connections. Most families rarely see movies together, because everyone is so busy on their phones. Family time is no more, and it feels like people now find more comfort in their phones, than their families.
Well, I admit that social media can be overly fun, and sometimes it blurs the line between what's real and what's not. But still, nothing beats the connection you build with your family.
When I realized that I had given too much of my life to my phone was when it got bad during a weekend and I had to wait till the upper week to get it fixed. Despite living in a full fun house, I was moody and almost going into depression. The only reason I was able to hold my sanity was the fun time I spent with my family. For the first time in years, I sat in the living room and watched movies with my parents and siblings. We had meals together, and I even had time to attend to my younger ones. That weekend was a long one, and it taught me valuable reasons, that family can never be replaced.
So to answer the question, I wouldn't say there should be a ban on the use of phones during a particular time of the day so the family can build connections. That kinda sound like enforcing a strict rule that might probably have penalties attached if disobeyed. Instead, I'd say a family can decide to give a time to themselves. It doesn't have to be everyday_probably weekends, but there mustn't be a phone ban, because you never can tell what might happen during that time that'd require your attention, but because using the phone is restricted at that time, you wouldn't know when you're needed.
Building connections with family is good. It rekindles the love and trust among family members, but it should be a thing of choice, not an enforced mandate, because that would become an infringement of rights, and that might even break people apart the more. So in conclusion, phone ban shouldn't be considered in building connection in a family, unless it is a voluntary decision of everyone interested in having a family connection.
