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[Sabatini2]

On 7/19/2014 RedTop said:

I spent 16 years as a switchboard operator, and I absolutely HATE to talk on the phone! The only person I actually call and talk to is my mother; everyone else I text or email. While my adult daughters still live at home, both have active lives, and essentially just sleep here and board their dogs here. Texting is the best way to communicate with both of them, and I enjoy it much more than holding a phone to my ear. I don't even like to talk on my cell phone; I use it for texting and answering emails. When my cell phone rings, it usually takes me a few seconds to figure out what's ringing, as that is just not a normal cell phone function for me.

DITTO!

I even hate voice messages left on my cell phone. They're a PITA, and I'd far prefer a simple text that gets to the point. Different strokes.

[~moxie~]

I don't own my children. They were raised to be self sufficient and responsible adults. I certainly don't get my feelings hurt if they don't call me. They do text me frequently and I have one son who does call me regularly. My older son has taken over my deceased husbands accounting firm and is very busy. My daughter works during the school year and is involved in my grandson sports as well as being a den mother and troop leader for Boy Scouts. I call my grandson to catch up on his activities and I share stories about his mom and his uncles. He loves hearing about them when they were kids.

[LilacTree]

We use all three technologies in our family. A topic might start with a text and if I need more than two sentences to respond, I will tell my girls to call me. We also email. They all know it's not easy for me to text, so it's all good.

The only time I text is to let them know about upcoming doctor/dentist appts., etc. They don't use calendars, they put the appts. on their smart phones (I use my calendar).

For the most part, I dislike texting but, alas, it's become the primary method of communication.

Except for my grandchildren, nobody uses Facebook, Twitter, or any of the online social media. I do have a Facebook page with many photos on it, but we don't use that for conversation.

[Mominohio]

On 7/18/2014 Clover29 said:

On 7/18/2014 nunya said:

Maybe the daughter is busy. Maybe they can set aside one day a week where they can chat on the phone.

I call my Mom (neither of us has any interest in texting, ever, but then we're both over 50) but I don't call her every week. DH calls his Dad every week, but both my Mom and I don't want to be tied down to that fixed appointment. Mom enjoys the random surprise. I send her flowers for no reason at all, several times a year, too. We live thousands of miles apart, so mostly we communicate via weekly letter. Maybe that's the old-fashioned version of texting

Clover29, I thought I was the only one who still liked to write letters (and receive them too).

We have no texting on our phones (no facebook or any other social media either, including the 17 year old). We like it that way for now. When my son leaves the nest, we may choose to do something different, but for now, I wanted him to know there is life without all this stuff, and happy life at that.

Most of the family that I used to exchange letters with have passed on, and I am incredibly sad that I have no one to write to and receive letters from now. I think it is a most pleasant way to communicate, and doesn't seem hurried and short. I've noticed that even at Christmas, we are not getting cards from many that used to send their wishes in the old fashioned manner. So sad.

[minkbunny]

I don't text, have disabled the feature on my phone. I have a cell phone, a home phone, a work phone, I can be reached if necessary.

I have heard my boss say on more than one occasion, I will just shoot off a text, I sure don't want to have to talk to them