Telephone

I cannot remember the first time I used a telephone, exactly, but I do remember the impact it had on my life after I did learn that I could use it. I would talk on the phone for hours, as many girls do, to anyone who would listen or talk back. I loved calling people and answering the phone. Just having something new around that was almost like a toy, but real, if that makes sense. I remember always calling my cousin, because she was my age and also loved to talk on the phone. I also taught my sister how to use the phone, and how to pick up and listen to our parents without them knowing, which she eventually used on me. I used a landline phone well into high school, although I have had a cell phone since 8th grade. It’s hard to believe that the landline phone barely serves any purpose anymore; it seems that only sales people call and everyone who really needs to get a hold of us calls a cell.