Can You Hear My Ring Tone Now?

Talk about being a clueless mom.

When I read about how teens are downloading a high-pitched ring tone off the Internet that they can hear, but most adults over 30 cannot, it was literally news to me. I had no idea that was possible.

Turns out as we age, we lose the ability to hear high-frequency sounds. Ironically, the ring tone is an offshoot of technology created to disperse teenagers hanging out in front of stores while not affecting adult paying customers. It's called the "Mosquito." Now, teens are turning it to their advantage and keeping adults at bay so they can receive and answer text messages when they are not supposed to be using cell phones.

The next thing I thought was, parents who think GPS-enabled phones are going to allow them to keep tabs on their kids' whereabouts, don't bet on it. Kids will figure a way around that, too. Ways we won't see coming.

I downloaded the teenbuzz ring tone. Couldn't hear a thing, which, I have to admit, is making me feel a little old tonight.

Can you hear it?