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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same for my daughter, OP. And yes, she does care. Weekends are long for her. For most people, it’s terribly lonely being alone. I’m surprised how many people are dismissing the importance of company and friendship. [/quote]

I don't think we're dismissing it.  It's just that I really feel like most kids are not hanging out these weekends.  I know a lot of previously very social kids who don't have all sorts of weekend plans.  [/quote]

Where would they be hanging out and what would they be doing? These kids aren’t even old enough to drive yet? [/quote]

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with OP's son (the world is vast and full of people with different preferences) but I'm confused by how shocked you are by the idea of teens hanging out on the weekend. They'd hang out on porches, or in backyards. My teen kicks a soccer ball back and forth with her friends and talks, or bikes to the park and talks, or walks to the bakery and talks. Where do you live that you can't imagine kids just....hanging out together? [/quote]

Do you even have a teen? This sounds like something people who grew up in the 90’s or 80’s did.[/quote]

DP and I said my son rarely makes social plans on the weekend. But when he does it’s biking to Chipotle where they eat and then sit on their phones together for a couple hours before biking home. That’s not much different than what this poster is describing. Sitting and talking on phones means staring at their phones while next to each other and talking, I’m betting. [/quote]

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