If I hear another one of those *bing* sounds, I'm gonna go postal. Seriously.
No I'm not crazy. Very close, but not there yet.
The *bing* sound I'm referring to is the one that comes from Papa in Suburbia's phone. It is the unmistakeable, most-annoying, I'm-gonna-smash-that-phone-if-you-don't-stop-playing sound that tells me he's playing 'Words with Friends' on his iPhone again. For those of you that are not familiar with 'Words with Friends', it is an online Scrabble game that you can download to your iPhone or iPad or iTouch or Android phone and play against your friends or anyone that has the application. It is VERY addicting. It is definitely not a game to play if you have an addictive, OCD personality. Case in point...Papa in Suburbia.
Everytime I see him, he has the iPhone in his hands. And of course, he's playing 'Words'. It's taken over his life. It's gotten so bad that even Lil T is constantly asking him, "Baba, are you playing 'Words' again?" YES, HE IS. He plays it at home, when we're out, when we're at a restaurant, when we're at a social gathering with friends...pretty much every waking moment. And sleeping moment, because there are times he's taken the phone to the bedroom and has fallen asleep while playing. And I'll hear that *bing* in my sleep. Sure, sometimes he turns the sound off but I know he's playing. He's got that glazed-over look in his eyes while staring at his phone. When he's playing, everyone and everything else gets zoned out.
Don't get me wrong, it's a very fun game. I've played it several times and can understand how it can be addicting. But there's a time and place for it. And to be that addicted to it...it's a problem. And yes, I know. At least it's not drugs. Or alcohol. Or, or, or...porn. But still.
I'm thinking about starting a "Help, My Spouse is Hooked on Words" campaign. Think it will work? I can't be the only one out there with this problem, right?
So, what's the solution? I don't know. Other than taking the phone and smashing it to pieces...any suggestions?
*BING*
