Check this out. Teens/Tweens using the text messaging feature on their cell phones to avoid “talking” to their parents.
Just one reason my 10 yo won’t have a cell anytime soon. 
Now I have to admit I have done this before just because I don’t feel like “talking” on the phone, but I also don’t have to answer to my mother or father anymore. But I also don’t like talking on the phone in the first place, especially since I’m at a computer all day and can probably type faster than talk now-a-days anywho! 
For those of you with kids with cellphones, do you think your kids have done this to you?
For those like me whose kiddos aren’t old enough or don’t have a cell, do you have text capabilities on your phone and have you been guilty of avoiding real conversation in exchange for text messaging?
July 15th, 2008 at 12:28 am
I might be weird by saying this but I’d rather pick up the phone & call instead of texting. It takes too long & I hate having to respond back and forth. So for me, it’s just easier and quicker for me to call.
My son is 9 and has a cell phone but it does not have text messaging capabilities on it.
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July 16th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Andrew is only 7 and so doesn’t have a cell phone, although he nags me constantly that he wants one. However, my friend has a couple teenage daughters and they definitely use the cell to avoid her. I’ve used it to avoid people I didn’t want to talk to.
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