Technology and (pre)Teenagers

I took the girls shopping this weekend for dresses for Dance Assembly, which starts in a few weeks.  We met up with three other girls and their moms for a fun couple of hours of shopping and laughter.  The twins brought their newly acquired cell phones.  This is an excerpt from an actual conversation that happened in my car on Saturday.

Maddie: Jen, stop it!

Jen:  What?

Maddie:  Stop reading over my shoulder while I'm texting!

Jen:  I'm not!  I only saw a little.

Maddie:  Don't read any of it!  Mom! Jenny's reading my text messages!

Me:  Jenny, that's rude.  Please don't look over other people's shoulder's as they are texting.  It's private.  It's none of your business.

Jenny:  Sorry.

Me:  Maddie, who are you texting anyway?

Maddie:  Jenny.

Friends, I am raising an 11 yr old Abbot and Costello act!  Tickets go on sale Friday.