You're allowed to manage some of your own screen time now — a grown-up trusts you to know when enough is enough, instead of setting a timer for you. It felt like freedom. But you've noticed a pattern. You sit down meaning to have "a bit," and somehow it stretches and stretches. You stay up later than you meant to, skip things you'd planned — going outside, a hobby, sleep. Afterwards there's a flat, restless feeling, like the time gave back less than it took. The apps have no "enough now" button; they're built to keep you going. Being trusted to manage it sounded great. The hard part is that you now have to be the one who says "that's enough" — and the screen never will.