Restaurants and Cell Phones

So, I was at a casual restaurant the other night. Across from us was as family -- Mom, Dad and three children.

Mom: Talking on her cell phone.
Dad: Talking on his cell phone.
Oldest teen-age son: apparently sending texts on cell phone
Next teen-age son: also apparently sending texts (quite possibly to his brother.)
Youngest daughter: sitting on Mom's lap (apparently too young to have phone of her own.)

Well, at least they were quiet!

At one point in time, oldest son handed his phone to Dad who continued conversation on his phone while sending text on son's.

I wonder if they have to send each other texts in order to communicate; they apparently don't know how to talk to one another.

Ah, the age of technology.