Texting & Staying relevant

OK, I will admit it. I would rather go to Best Buy than the mall. I love gadgets. Forget nice clothes, expensive home decor and vacations -- bring on the cool technology. Was the first of my friends to get a video camera back in the mid 80's, first to have a digital camera & cell phone, and first to learn how to text. Well, ok, older daughter had to teach me how, but still.

Anyway, turns out this has been the most effective way of keeping up with my teenagers. ( I call my 22 and 21 year old sons teenagers because they are in college--even though they are living on their own. Gotta stop that, though, they are paying their own bills!) I used to call oldest son and never would get an answer. He never bothered to set up voice mail, so it was rather frustrating. He is not what you'd call a big communicator. At any rate, now that I text him, it is wonderful. He texted me this morning asking how my day was going, etc. When I text him he will usually respond within a day or so. I can text all my kids (and hubby!) how much I love them and they will get the message without having to say anything in return. I love that. I want to show them unconditional love and acceptance. I can text my out of state sister at times that are inconvenient for both of us to talk. I can gently remind different family members about appointments and things they need to know without being a nag. Well, I can't get too carried away or it does become nagging, so I need to watch that.

My middle son texted me last night while I was doing some shopping. We had a nice conversation and found out more about what his week had been like. My older sons now will just send me texts that say, "Love you, mom!" Warms my heart as much as a phone call.

I've talked to moms my age that really don't want to learn texting or have it or what not. I can understand why, as it is rather impersonal, but I really want to stay relevant in this changing world of ours. I don't want to compromise my beliefs or things like that in our post-modern world, but I can learn new things. I want to be one of those old ladies that never stops learning. NEVER. When I was a child I loved learning new things. I would read encyclopedias, for goodness sake. To this day if I am interested in a topic I will get every book I can on the subject and then google it on the internet and find out more.