Just the other day, I saw something that saddened me. It was a father and young daughter in matching "lady slugger" shirts like they had just left a softball game. He was taking her out for frozen yogurt, which I thought was super sweet and brought me back to my childhood; back when if I scored a goal during my soccer game, I would get ice cream, too.

This young girl was super excited to get what she wanted, but she needed some assistance. She kept saying "daddy daddy, can you help me?" The father, however, was so involved in his phone that he was unable to pay her any attention.

To my surprise, the girl stood there in patience, after tired of being ignored and waited for her dad to remember she was even there at all. When he finally did look up, it didn't take long for him to get on his phone again.

This poor young girl kept trying to get her dad's attention and cracking jokes for him to notice. Yet, all he was actually focused on was his phone.

After they paid and took their seat, the girl sat in silence because, well shocker I know, the father was on his phone. There was zero talking. No communication between the two of them at all.

This upset me. All this little girl wanted to do was have her father notice her, talk to her, and spend time with her. All he actually cared about, unfortunately, was whatever was on his phone.

The worst part is, I see this everywhere. Couples out on a date at a nice restaurant, both on their phones. Family out together, but each having their own iPhone, not exchanging with each other, and million other scenarios, all of which include people making the effort to go out and do something, but never making the effort to actually engage.

This is going to sound cliche, but life is short. If you are spending time with loved ones, or just friends, put the phone down and make the most of the time you're spending with them. You're going to look back one day regretting not actually being invested in the time you were together.