A Take on Texting - Page 2

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

On 7/18/2014 ID2 said:
I have two grown sons. Men don't seem to want to talk much so I find texting with them is a great alternative! I hear from them a lot more than just waiting for them to call me.

Could be my friend's daughter feels the same way.

CouponQueen · ‎10-21-2010

Heck I don't think so..I would rather shoot off a text myself!

Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

deepwaterdotter - I have a cell phone. Okay, everyone else laugh and get it out of your system.... it's a flip phone that I had AT&T disable incoming texts to since I don't have a data plan.

I have sat at a picnic table with people who are right across from each other and texted each other during dinner.

I like to hear the human voice because I can tell when something is not right with the person talking to me. I suppose that there are some people who prefer to text so they can get on and off the call so to speak.

There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.

brewhaha · ‎07-25-2010

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

Mama Mia · ‎03-10-2010

I don't text, and like Bird mama, I had mine disabled too, for fear of getting them. All my grands and DD text to each other, so I just have to call them and wait for the message and ask them to call me. This modern age beats me! ${#emotions_dlg.confused1}$

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NoelSeven · ‎03-09-2010

Texting is preferred by young women, but when you're talking about mother/daughter, there's a problem if the daughter is avoiding phone calls.

Something is going on with their relationship and it isn't good.

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chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I don't know these people, so I couldn't make the call. But the vibe I get is that she doesn't want to have to 'deal with' the interactive aspect of having a telephone call. So, I guess in that scenario, she would be controlling the communication.

Seems some folks, especially those of the younger ilk, aren't so much into interactions. Everything is a sound bite. To text the mother is just to say 'I kept in touch, so I did my duty' and be done with it.

I doubt if the kid understands the parent's need to hear her voice and have an interactive communication. The kid probably doesn't want to be bothered. Welcome to the 21st century, eh?

Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

You said it Chickenbutt

There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

On 7/18/2014 VCamp2748 said:
It sounds like it to me. Texting is fine for short, to the point conversations, such as "meet me at Joe's at 8 tonight" but a main component of communication is missing from texting/emailing - tone of voice. That's something that's seen over & over again in these forums, when a poster writes something that's misinterpreted by some readers.

This is how I feel too. It's not for long conversations.

FUTURE · ‎04-11-2010

On 7/18/2014 NoelSeven said:
Texting is preferred by young women, but when you're talking about mother/daughter, there's a problem if the daughter is avoiding phone calls.

Something is going on with their relationship and it isn't good.

I agree. My mom and I text AND call at least 5 days a week. My husband laughs, because he knows I do with both she and my aunt. If I walk in and I'm on the phone, I'll hang up and he will say "mom or (aunt's name)?" and then laughs.

it might even just be for 2-3 minutes. Sometimes texting is easier, because it's a simple question, but if we want to talk about how our day is or a certain issue, we call. If the daughter the OP is asking about doesn't pick up or return calls, then something is up, IMO. Either she is hiding something, or her mother drives her crazy on the phone (nags or won't let her go).....that's what I would think was going on, with the info you gave us.