While doing a study on family life, anthropologist Elinor Ochs found that when a working parent came home, the spouse and kids were often so absorbed in what they were doing that 2 out of 3 times they did not even say a greeting!
لكنني تعوَّدت ان يلازمني الهاتف الخلوي ،‏ بحيث لم أعد قادرة على العيش حياة طبيعية من دونه » .‏