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Friday, November 13, 2026Nov 13

Opinion: Is your iPhone making you absolutely miserable?

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photo Mark Kennedy

My 7-year-old son was recently asked an interesting question: “If you could punish your dad for something he did wrong, what’s the one thing you’d take away from him?”

“His iPhone,” my son said immediately.

Ouch.

This came after an observation my wife made: “Baby, for somebody who didn’t used to want a smartphone, you sure do like yours a lot.”

In my defense, I made the comment about not wanting a smartphone when I thought they were just for talking, texting and social networking, none of which I consider entertainment.