Dear Dr. Laura, 

Well, all I can say is that I'm sooooo glad we didn't have cell phones back then and I'm only 42.  I grew up riding my bike, pretending it was a horse named Domino.  I played on swing sets, roller skated in the neighborhood, pretended to "play school" with my stuffed animals, shot baskets for hours on end, played with the hose in the backyard, played badminton, hit tennis balls and went swimming. Oh yeah, and I studied....microfiche, encyclopedias, and old-fashioned research at the library. Life before Google! 

I hate electronics. I have a 14-year-old daughter. She is currently grounded from all electronics because of her grades. She is more pleasant to bearound when she doesn't have them and I tell her that. My mother, of all people, is pressuring me to get her a phone. I survived without one and she can too. She has no need for one in my opinion. I am a nurse and have to catch a bus to get from the parking lot to the hospital. Each morning and evening, almost every single person on the bus is on their cell phone. Literally...no talking, laughing, communicating with each other. It's sad. 

Thank you for all you do... 

Anne