“If, like me, you yearn to put your phone down and forget about it for a few hours, the constant check-ins, considered very normal and good among moms (and some dads, although none who I know personally), can feel like the tightening of a vise grip on your skull.” For this week's edition of #Brooding, kjezermo examines the norms and expectations we hold around texting, especially in the context of family life, “because something needs to change.” “The people who text for fun, who think nothing of spending an entire Sunday afternoon looking at their phone, have become the pace cars. How did we let this happen?” Read her theories at the link in bio. Illustration: Hannah Buckman