When I sent on the number to Herself she got a bit weepy, in an our-little-girl-is-growing-up way
My daughter’s new phone number will stay with her for life. It’s like we’ve given her an invisible, digital tattooA technological fix for 21st-century paranoid parents, the app that controls Daughter Number Four's smart watch will tell us where she is
But the addition of a SIM card into this gives it a very modern significance we hadn’t reckoned upon. For the first time I had to contact her siblings and some other family members and tell them what her number is. That number is now plumbed into their phones, and the chances are, unless they change the way these things work, the number will stay with Daughter Number Four for the rest of her life. It’s like we’ve given her an invisible, digital tattoo.
She’ll collect the numbers of others, and others will retain her number: even after they no longer have any contact. Over years, as with my phone now, she’ll notice that her SIM card contains the contact details of a slowly growing number of dead people. One day other people looking through their contacts will realise the same thing about her.
Sean-Moncrieff Parenting Parents
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
What were the best stories covered by Moncrieff in 2024?The team got together to consider what strange and wonderful stories they enjoyed covering the most in 2024.
Read more »
Seán Moncrieff: An unsettling conversation overheard on the Dart: ‘He wouldn’t have the balls to stab me’Seán Moncrieff: Unsettling conversation was a reminder there are different Irelands, some of which we only hear about when something terrible happens
Read more »
Seán Moncrieff: Television infidelity is apparently a real thing and can be a major cause of door slammingHerself told her colleagues that she and I have our own TV shows, which we watch separately. Cue a sharp intake of breath
Read more »
Joanna Donnelly had to prepare herself to not fall apart during emotional DWTSThe meteorologist left judges Karen Byrne and Loraine Barry in tears with her and pro partner Maciej's waltz to Moon River on Sunday night - and she reacts to her low score and harsh comments last week
Read more »
Grieving Wife Blames Herself for Husband's Death After Norovirus Outbreak on CruiseA wife is grieving and blaming herself after her husband of over 50 years died of kidney failure following a norovirus infection contracted on a cruise. Alan Forster, 77, became ill during a P&O voyage and was hospitalized in Canada. Despite medical attention, his condition worsened, and he died. Nearly 100 passengers were affected by the outbreak.
Read more »
Wife Blames Herself for Husband's Death After Norovirus Outbreak on CruiseDianna Forster, 79, is mourning the loss of her husband, Alan, who died of kidney failure following a norovirus infection contracted on a cruise ship. She blames herself for suggesting the trip and expresses grief over the sudden loss.
Read more »