Hellobee

I got my first phone when I was 14. It was basically a brick with buttons and T9 typing, on a pay-as-you-go service from Virgin Mobile. My parents got it for me since I was staying at school later due to theater rehearsals, and a phone helped better coordinate rides and assure my parents I […]

Three years ago, the Gumdrops hesitantly became a smartphone family. Late adopters, I know. I hoped for the best and feared for the worst and wrote myself this letter when we ordered our phones. I have been thinking again about my smartphone use ever since Baby Jujube joined us… I’ve been using it a lot more […]