Mom Sends the Msg

Who ever knew I had so much in common with Maria Shriver? We’re both interested in politics, news media, and now I know we both talk on the cell phone – with our hands – in the car while driving. Maria was outed by the gossip Web site TMZ and has since apologized for breaking California’s hands-free cell phone requirement that was signed into law by her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.  I haven’t been outed by any celeb gossip sites, and don’t live in a state with such a law, but I still know it’s wrong. My car and my cell phone are both Bluetooth enabled, and I still use the hand set. I mean, have you ever tried talking via your Bluetooth with a very chatty 2-year-old in the back seat? Not exactly practical. I used to have a head set, but it didn’t work very well, kept falling out of my ear, and has long since been lost. But, enough excuses already. I got an e-mail from a friend of a friend promoting the Mom Sends the Msg campaign to hang up the phone and “keep your mind on the wheel.” I’m signing the petition now, and I urge you, and Maria Shriver, to do it too.

--News Mom