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[missy1]

I prefer talking on the phone. Texts are so impersonal. Plus some people don't want to have their words archived.

[Lila Belle]

On 7/18/2014 happy housewife said:

My experience - when my Mom retired she had all the time in the world and was calling me several times a day to chat. I loved my Mom but I also had a demanding job and a husband and housework etc. That was before caller ID. I was able at one point to put my mom's number on a special ringtone so when it rang with a double ring I knew it was her, so I only answered if I had time to spend chatting with her. Otherwise she would not know we were even home. I think the OP's friend should try to understand that her daughter probably has a very busy life. Maybe she could ask her daughter to call her either in the morning or evening while driving to or from work and that would be their time to chat every day. Otherwise she should be glad she at least gets texts from her.

My experience-I've never been too busy to talk to my mom. If I had been I'd have never been able to be with her when she was waiting to find out if my father would survive a serious emergency operation.

My family is quite spread out and we talk and text.

[SnarkyLips]

I prefer texting. When you're actually talking to someone, you have to pay attention constantly or you'll miss something. You never miss it through text cuz it doesn't disappear like a voice does.

I would say that that mother/daughter don't have a great relationship since she doesn't want to take time to pay attention to her own mother.

[Feline Fine]

On 7/18/2014 brewhaha said:

Some people are against texting It depends on the con-text.

Keep 'em coming, Brew.

[ROMARY]

DD might be too busy to spend time talking. DMoms spent a lot of time and energy raising children, and I'm thinking that perhaps a 1/2 hour (or less) actual phone conversation one day a week would be nice. Maybe every Sun. afternoon (or whatever day/evening). Moms miss their daughters........

[Still Raining]

To be fair, you would have to say that your friend is also trying to control by preferring phone conversations over texting. So they just have different opinions.

I love texting for non-urgent, quick things and DD and I do it a lot some days. For more complex conservations we call and we also see each other in person several times a week because of the kids.

They are just different ways of interacting. A nice feature of texting is that if the other person is busy they can look at it later.

[september]

I usually text with my kids now. I didn't think I'd ever want this, but now that it's become routine...I like it, too. They're 25 and 27.

At least once a week, we talk on the phone. Both live in other states. But for quick questions, or just to check in, texting is the best. I also send them lots of photos with the messages, and they send photos to me.

[Domestic Goddess]

I have had a cell phone since 2006. It is a flip phone. People at work ask me if I own a "smart phone"? My reply is "I have a semi intelligent flip phone". I have a text block on it.... By choice. If you want to talk to me, call me. I am old school and love every minute of it. I was raised with the phone hanging on the kitchen wall. It rang... we answered it. If we weren't home, we missed a call. They called back. I have two grown children 31 and 27 and they text. But when we need to talk, they CALL ME!. Love it!

[~moxie~]

My daughter prefers texting and so do I. Mt life is quiet but I do work in the garden a lot as well as belonging to several community clubs. We do speak on the phone a couple times a month cand I talk to my grandson almost every day. My sister and I text every day. She lives in Missouri and I live in California. She calls me once a month. She prefers that because she is taking care of her disabled husband and when I call it usually isn't convenient. I prefer texting. I have really embraced our new techology.

[just bee]

I won't text -- don't ask me.