On Television

My colleague from work told me about her dining experience last week. She and her family had sat down for a steak dinner at a local restaurant when a young couple and their two-year old sat down at a table nearby. The young mother proceeded to take a laptop out of her bag and place it on the table. She then reached back into her bag and pulled out a DVD which she inserted into the laptop. The mother then placed the laptop in front of her two-year old child as The Incredibles movie began to play. The young couple then began to discuss what to order from the menu. Can you believe it? We have become a society that feels the need to be constantly entertained, even to the point of throwing our children in front of a DVD player at a restaurant so that they will be quiet as we dine.