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Band of Mothers – Keeping An Eye Out for Each Other
SnapChat. Ever heard of it? Check your kid’s phone and see if he/she has.
Looks fun. Seems harmless. This friendly little yellow ghost adorned app allows the user to take and send any type of picture. When a person receives it, they can only see the picture for three seconds before it gets deleted forever. Yay!
And it’s crazy popular. A new Survata survey found that “15% of 13-18-year-olds were using SnapChat (a new app) on a regular basis” Great. Send friends pics that disappear. Maybe that’s why Elite Daily, “the voice of GenY” called it “the app that is making sexting simple.”
So, a typical, lacking in wisdom, teen clicks it as a ticket to hang a little on the wild side… thinking themselves invincible. It disappears, right? What’s the harm? Until someone quickly snaps a screen shot, burning a momentary bad 
Just when you think it can’t get any crazier in the teen antic scene, think again.
ABC News reported earlier this week about 
Every Thanksgiving, our family (10 adults and 15 grand-kids) buckles up for one of the more fun rides of our year.
We celebrated my brother’s 50th birthday all together at one table!
… kids at one end, adults at the other, of course.
During the week, we had moments of excitement:
One including a call from the Scottsdale Police Department. “Sir. Is there an emergency at your house?”
“I don’t think so.” my dad replied.
“Well, someone called 911.”
“Hmm…. I don’t think there’s a problem. But I do have 15 grandchildren, so – “
“Well, the police are on their way.”
He quickly responded, “Before you send them, let me check. Here, talk to my wife.”
She gets on the phone, he gets on a robe and races to check. On his way, 
Since learning about the