> Turns out they are as addicted to texting with their kids all day as their kids are addicted to the same.

This is wild to me. When I was growing up, my mom would make sure I didn't sleep through my alarm as she was walking out the door for work. My dad worked shift work in a factory so I would only randomly see him. Usually after the brief morning 'get up!' I wouldn't see either of my parents again until the street lights came on at night and I rushed home to eat. Once I could drive, I had a job after school until ~10PM, so I would go days without seeing my parents. I grew up in the 80s/90s.

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adrianN 3 days ago | parent [-]

That sounds a bit sad to me. Did you miss your parents? Were your friends in a similar situation?

	▲	matwood 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		My friends were all pretty much in the same situation. I didn't really think in terms of missing my parents - my friends and I were too busy having fun or as we got older too busy making money. It forced me to become independent very early on which I think has been useful throughout life.
	▲	conductr 3 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		This sounds similar to my experience. I didn’t miss my parents at all, I was comfortably independent at a younger age. Even on weekends when parents were home, I’d rather be out playing with my friends. I remember leaving notes on the table saying “need $ for X” and I’d find cash there the next day. I needed them but we weren’t each others friends and didn’t need to spend an excessive amount of time together.
	▲	schwartzworld 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They called us latchkey kids and it was amazing.