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[quote=Anonymous]What strikes me is the debate over whether a guest should concede their phone at a host’s request and whether a host is entitled to make that demand.

Growing up, I was taught that a host should do everything reasonably within their power to please a guest, and that the guest should do everything reasonably within their power to conform to household rules and expectations, while minimizing any inconvenience to the host.

When my best friend and I would visit each other’s homes (regardless of whose home it was), we usually found ourselves in an interaction like this:

Host:  What would you like to do?
Guest:  Anything, whatever you’d like to do.
H:  But you’re the guest, I want you to enjoy yourself. 
G:  But you’re the host, and I’m sure I’ll enjoy anything you wish to suggest.

After several rounds, somebody might eventually suggest a movie, which would start a whole new cycle of the host wanting the guest to pick what they most enjoy, and the guest wanting to accommodate their host’s preferences.

Yes, it was absurdly impractical, but despite all the time wasted in pointless discussions, everyone felt respected and valued.

The debate on this forum seems to be in a similar pattern, but instead of each party bending over backwards to accommodate the other, each party here seems intent on determining the minimum amount of ground they can get away with conceding and justifying their right to have things their way.

I’m inclined to think that neither the presence nor absence of phones is as damaging to the kids as the rancor between adult family members. [/quote]

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