What Gobsmacks, Bamboozles and Confuses Me

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Image result for image of people bad with cell phonesSo now i take megadose of melatonin and I am not even a cell phone addict. it really helps with sleep!

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The one above looks like me when I use my phone

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So many things in our technology
confuse me – my phone particularly!
Worst of all, I cannot text properly.
Although I’m able to type speedily,
I’m having the greatest difficulty
with my cell phone’s keyboard, which is tiny!
My nails are longer now, so awkwardly
I’m clicking on wrong letters and constantly
messing myself up; an eternity
just to send one message it can seem to be.
But what gobsmacks and most bamboozles me
is why my two children cannot seem to see
they would make my life so nice and easy
if they’d just answer when I ring them. Gee!
Can’t they pick up and set my fingers free?

Nov. 5, 2018  for Caren Krutsinger's 
'What Gobsmacks, Bamboozles and Confuses Me' Poetry Contest

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Date: 11/18/2018 10:57:00 AM
Hi Andrea, technology can be a blessing, but with me, technology can be a curse. I don't even have a mobile phone. God knows the disaster I could cause with one. I feel and understand the frustration. Hope this write sings for you in the contest. have a wonderful Sunday. Hugs....Mike. XX
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Date: 11/16/2018 1:21:00 PM
LOL, yes, technology can be a blessing & a curse
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Date: 11/7/2018 2:42:00 AM
Oh dear Andrea! You have touched the very harsh reality we are living now! Technology, "a blessing in disguise"! A wonderful write and a great pleasure to read. Rejoice in the blessings of technology! Best wishes.
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Date: 11/6/2018 8:52:00 AM
Terrific poem, Andrea... and I feel your frustration! (Also love the cartoon about "that's why they are called cell phones"- hahahaha!)
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Date: 11/6/2018 6:30:00 AM
Wow, nicely done, Andrea, gave me a little laugh this morning. So true about the younger generation, they never want to talk anymore. Best of luck. John
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Date: 11/6/2018 4:40:00 AM
lovely monorhyme on active life
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Date: 11/5/2018 9:18:00 PM
A fun poem, Andrea. Well done.
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Date: 11/5/2018 7:09:00 PM
Bahaha! Love it!
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Date: 11/5/2018 5:48:00 PM
So hard to write on those tiny keyboards..and if you have apple Iphone..it even has its own mind and keeps replacing your words with its own that you never intended. Text is the way to go these days. Your poem is very real life..well done, Andrea.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 11/5/2018 6:03:00 PM
I did not know the name for the place where you click on the letters . It's not exactly a keyboard but that is another reason I hate it . It does not recognize many words and puts wrong words. I do not know how the kids are learning to do it all so well
Date: 11/5/2018 5:45:00 PM
My kids rarely call, mostly just text.
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Tim Smith
Date: 11/5/2018 7:17:00 PM
My daughter calls when she is alone walking back to her dorm from class
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 11/5/2018 6:04:00 PM
uggg, I hate that. i am not even a phone caller person . I only call my daughter like once a week and she prefers texts. Uggg
Date: 11/5/2018 5:27:00 PM
Kids make it look so easy, holding phone in one hand and texting at the speed of light. You're not alone Andrea. Good luck. Tom.
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Date: 11/5/2018 5:22:00 PM
That was funny and so very true Andrea. They won't answer a ringing phone but if you texted them immediately following the call...they answer. What is up with that? : ) Best of luck in the contest.
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