Phone rings. Mother to teen: “Would you pick up some groceries from the store for me? Write down this list …” Teen to Mother: “Just a sec while I launch the writing app. Gotta take the phone off my ear. OK, shoot…” Mother to teen: “OK, two pounds of hamburger, a half-dozen ears of corn, three large tomatoes, a stalk of celery, two cans of chili, a pound of butter, unsalt… “

Teen to Mother: “Just a sec, I’ve gotta take the phone off my ear to type…” (tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap) … Uhh, could you start again after corn…?” Mother to teen: “Three large tomatoes… ” Teen to mother: “OK, hold on, gotta type (tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap)… OK, keep going.” Mother to teen: “Three large tomatoes…” Teen to Mother: “I’ve already got that. Don’t start over. It’s hard enough to remember without repeating.”

Mother to teen: “Couldn’t you just use a piece of paper and a pencil?” Teen to Mother: “They never taught me how to do that. I’m gonna get that new dictation app so I never have to write again. Handwriting is so lame.”