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Salty_1984

Started a monthly "no phones" family dinner — became the thing everyone looks forward to

Phones go in a basket, no exceptions, parents included. Expected complaints, got the opposite. My teenager actually talks now instead of one-word answers — turns out we were all just defaulting to scrolling instead of sitting with the silence.

Anyone else find a small rule change that mattered way more than expected?

Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC

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