Aaron Paul explained why he avoids using his phone in front of his kids, recalling an interaction with his daughter that he says “broke my heart”.
‘Breaking Bad’ star Aaron Paul recently opened up about a personal moment that changed his relationship with technology and how he parents his children. Speaking at Wall Street Journal Tech Live, Paul explained why he avoids using his phone in front of his kids, recalling an interaction with his daughter that he says “broke my heart”.
Paul, best known for playing Jesse Pinkman in ‘Breaking Bad’, said he realised the negative impact of his smartphone when his daughter, who was six at the time, approached him while he was sending a quick email.
“My daughter comes running in and she’s asking me a question… and I’m trying to just finish this quick email,” he said. When he didn’t respond, she quietly walked away and started playing on her own. In that moment, Paul said, he put down his phone, apologised to his daughter and made a “pact” with her, a gesture that instantly lifted her mood.
“I put my phone down and I went to her and I go, ‘I want to say I’m sorry for not being responsive to you. I want to make a pact with you right now… Daddy’s not going to be on his phone when he’s with you anymore,’” Paul recalled. His daughter’s response was just one word: “Really?”
