The New Family Time

So tonight I went out to dinner with my family to celebrate my brother's engagement. Literally witnessed so many examples of technology advancements taking over the value of personal connectedness and family time. Besides my 16 year old sister texting the entire time to God knows who, my mom, yes my mom was uploading and updating her facebook. How did I know this? Because my other sister decided to leave her a comment saying "you're lame" in which she verbally responded "youre lame! stay off my Facebook" Wow I completely forgot why we were there at this point. The desire for them to stay connected and consumed with their mobile device and social networks overshadowed the celebration of my brother's engagement announcement! How did we get here? When did the new family time consist of every together, all while still being glued to other modes of communication. Is the family alone not enough anymore. This totally justified everything I learned thus far while researching my artifact..... I wish it didn't though :/