This Christmas I will leave the frigid state of Iowa to spend the holidays with my daughter, Kristil, in Paris. Despite my excitement at reuniting with her after a year apart, I'm also grappling with the unintended strain digital tools have put on our relationship during past visits. Before the plane even touches down at Charles de Gaulle, I'll likely be taking pictures and posting to social media. As a freelance writer who lives in the digital world, I'm driven to document. As a mother to my only child, who has been living abroad for nearly six years, I am eager to seize every moment of our visits. My daughter is a digital minimalist and prefers to use technology with purpose. This contrast in our perspectives has become a source of conflict. So, this year, as I pack my luggage, I'm bringing not only wrapped presents but the gift of presence in the form of a digital semi-detox plan—a compromise my daughter and I have agreed upon. |
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