This (dis)connected world

Just got home after a busy and difficult shift at work. Mum is buried in her laptop furiously typing. Prepping for some meeting tomorrow I think. Dad (who isn't much of a conversationalist anyway) also has his face glued to the screen of his laptop. Brief acknowledgement from both that I have entered the room. Sit for a bit, try to ask how everyone else's day is. Grumblings about being busy from mum, a one word answer from dad. Sit for a bit longer in near silence (tap tap tap). Get up walk over to see dad's screen and ask what he's up to. More mutterings from the corner, just loud enough to hear ("now where was I up to"). I'm clearly causing something of a disturbance. I leave the room. Maybe I'll just go back to work, at least the people I have to deal with talk to me, even if they are mostly obnoxious, obstructive or just plain abusive.......