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# Celling the Family Short
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/3559/
- Published: 2006-01-07T21:45:45.000Z
- Updated: 2006-01-07T21:45:45.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Family, #wpChunk

> The round-the-clock availability that cell phones and pagers have brought to people's lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study suggests.

> The study, which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone or pager throughout the study period were more likely to report negative "spillover" between work and home life -- and, in turn, less satisfaction with their family life.

> Spillover essentially means that the line between work and home begins to blur. Work life may invade home life -- when a parent is taking job-related calls at home, for instance -- or household issues may start to take up work time.

[Link](http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-01-05T142758Z%5F01%5FARM552061%5FRTRUKOC%5F0%5FUS-CELL-PHONES-FAMILY-TENSION.xml&ref=thedailyeudemon.com).

I found that, incidentally, at a new blog that's going to be worth watching: [*Suicide of the West*](http://www.suicideofthewest.com/?ref=thedailyeudemon.com). One of its contributors, David Pearson of *[National Catholic Register](http://www.ncregister.com/?ref=thedailyeudemon.com)*, said of the cell phone story:

> The demolition of the family continues apace and personal technologies are, for all their benefits, one of the drivers working a shift on the wrecking ball.

From what I've seen of *Suicide* so far, such a pithy approach characterizes the new blog.