Withering Watch

The current first home screen on my watch. Apple will soon be having its developer conference where it will be showcasing the next operating system. And, like I’ve done for the last couple of years, I wonder if this will be the release where I won’t be able to upgrade my sixth generation Apple Watch. My time with the watch Back in 2016, I was unemployed. I was lost in worry about being able to provide for my family and fighting depression and thoughts that I had failed on so many levels. My wife bought the watch as a gift. Something to cheer me up and get my mind off of things. I liked. It was the one material thing that I had really been desiring. It reminded me of the first thing that I had ever purchased with my own money, a watch. But, I felt that I couldn’t keep it. Bills needed to be paid, and having a $300 wrist computer felt like a lead weight on my arm. It was a reminder that even though I could buy the watch, I could not afford the watch. I returned it. The Apple Watch…