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Take a break and enjoy the ticket this little boy issued to his phone-addicted Mam

It came with a pretty hefty fine…

A STUDY RECENTLY found people on average check their smartphones 85 times a day.

We all do it, and could all probably be doing much more productive and enlightening things with our time (unless you’re reading TheJournal.ie – please keep doing that).

One little boy thinks his Mam should be using some of that time to hang with him.

He issued her with a “ticket” for being on her phone “most of the time” and for “not being with me a lot”.

The fine? $112,938,784,657,394,871,217.

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The photo was shared on Reddit by the little boy’s father and we’d imagine his wife is going to cut down her smartphone time unless she wants her bank balance drained by another fine.

- h/t DailyEdge.ie

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    Mute Jan O'Sullivan
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    Sep 19th 2018, 10:11 AM

    RIP poor Lady, the warning should be red warning alert NOT orange!

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    Mute Jan O'Sullivan
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    Sep 19th 2018, 10:22 AM

    @Sean Murphy: It clearly is BAD enough for a red warning alert hence a death ,trees down power outages etc,takes alot of strong BAD wind to blow away a caravan however it’s NOT the time to be commenting on that poor lady as she is dead so have some RESPECT SEAN

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    Mute Terry McSweeney
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    Sep 19th 2018, 1:02 PM

    @Jan O’Sullivan: but didnt lots of people yesterday give out about sensationalism by the media on weather warnings yesterday.hope they feel foolish today.

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    Mute Paul Furey
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    Sep 19th 2018, 10:15 AM

    Would all weather warning smart ass whingers please give over. You know who you are and you all post the same pathetic jokes and moans every time a weather warning is issued and reported on. Do you all get it now? Do you understand why?

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    Mute Ciaran Maher
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    Sep 19th 2018, 10:37 AM

    “First storm of the winter season”… September is winter now?

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    Mute Declan Edward
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    Sep 19th 2018, 11:11 AM

    @Ciaran Maher: it is in Ireland. 6 months of this stuff, rain, floods, freeze and snow is what I’m predicting!

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    Mute BLACKBERRY
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    Sep 19th 2018, 1:02 PM

    Only went live when it hit Dublin.

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    Mute Lindsey O Connor
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    Sep 19th 2018, 1:41 PM

    @BLACKBERRY: really?? Living in Dublin and it’s like this since about 7 30 am. This starts at 10 . Get a grip will ya

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    Mute Sandra Creevey
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    Sep 19th 2018, 5:58 PM

    @BLACKBERRY: grow up

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    Mute Kim Prylowski
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    Sep 19th 2018, 11:14 AM

    Wicklow should be in the orange weather warning as well. There are trees falling down here in Bray

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    Mute Josephine Carroll
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    Sep 19th 2018, 4:29 PM

    One man lost his life down in slieve gullion forest park after a tree fell on him…Rest In Peace.

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    Mute Sean Collins
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    Sep 19th 2018, 12:42 PM

    The whole of Shankhill has lost power apparently, have to work from home…lots of traffic lights out. Be careful people

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    Mute Nigel Mcatamney
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    Sep 19th 2018, 10:51 AM

    Tree down in the lane between Ongar and Clonsilla. Fire brigade present.

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    Mute Michael Gill
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    Sep 19th 2018, 12:41 PM

    When are the shops I have 2 work later!

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