I want to make a confession to you, and it's one that I'm not proud of.

We didn't mean to do it.

On behalf of parents, we didn't plan it.

No mom and dad ever held their newborn and thought,

one day, I'm going to hand you a device that seems normal and necessary.

I can know where you are.

You can stay connected.

You can be entertained.

I'll give you Bluey to watch whenever I'm busy.

We had no idea that one day you'd be scrolling on this device late at night, your mind racing and your heart anxious,

that you would compare with others

and feel left out, depressed, and alone.

We never dreamed that you might click on pornography

and be trapped and feel like you had no one to talk to.

We didn't take into account the algorithms that were designed

to trap you, lie to you, and addict you.

And honestly, somehow we became addicted to.

We didn't mean to, but we did.

But we did.

We're in a message series called The Connected Life,

and I just kind of want to acknowledge the tension

as we talk about how do we navigate and manage wisely these devices,

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