On Wed, 04 May 2016 13:22:17 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

> On Wed, 04 May 2016 11:11:42 -0700, sf > wrote:
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> >>
> >> > My DD called yesterday to tell me that my GD
> >> > had gotten into the Spanish emersion program and after school daycare
> >> > programs they'd applied for at their neighborhood school. The call
> >> > lasted maybe 3 minutes and it was the first time I'd used voice since
> >> > the 30th, when I spoke on the phone twice for a total of 7 minutes.
>
> I got a text at 5 a.m. this morning (time difference) -- my grandson
> telling me he was going to China this summer break. Could it wait
> for email or land line? Sure. I thought that was pretty exciting
> news.

Congratulations to your GS! I like texting for that very reason.
Nobody is bothered with a phone call, but it's right there when you
look at your phone. I don't read email, so texting is the way I
communicate with my children & now grandchildren. Nothing long
winded, just a picture and a sentence or two. If I want to say more,
there's always Google Hangouts.

> Most all communication for me and my family is conducted using the
> cell phone in some way.
> I can see if you don't have family and no one does any traveling that
> there would be no need for a cell phone.
>
Agree, but there's also no reason to pretend that those who use cell
phones exclusively have some sort of a problem - which is what's being
clearly implied by their tone.

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sf