19 Responses to “Does He Text in His Sleep?”

1. My sister text messages me with junk mail. Sigh. I don’t text. I don’t really know how and haven’t taken the time to learn. But lady in the cube next to me has personal emails, phone calls and text messages going all the time. It’s a wonder she gets anything done at work.

   by Lynn on July 18th, 2008 at 6:22 am
   
   

2. C’mon, Heather, be sneaky and use this insatiable urge to your advantage! When you want your son’s attention, text him! Shouting voices go unheard, phone callers can be identified and ignored, (”But my phone didn’t ring!”), but text messages always are opened and read on the spot. I use this to keep in touch with my kids all the time - it only takes a second, and they always respond right away. Even my very primitive TracPhone (and even more primitive tech skills) handles text easily. Try it!

   by Karen on July 18th, 2008 at 6:57 am
   
   

3. It’s funny you mention missing when kids passed notes, made calls to make plans, etc. I just saw an item on the news last night that said AOL (I believe) just came out with a list called “Vanishing America” and listed the top 25 things no longer (or barely) in existence: milk deliveries to your home, land lines, drive-in movie theaters, etc. At 42 years of age, I’m missing the good old days, too. Some things that my kids will never be able to experience. I asked my 15 year old son the other day how he was doing. He said, “What do you mean?” and I said “Well, is everything hunky-dory???” He looked at me so stone faced and said, “I don’t know what that means - what are you asking me?” lol

   by Ann on July 18th, 2008 at 8:20 am
   
   

4. I loooovvvveeeee texting. I’ll need to see if my bill gives that kind of info next time.

   But, by hubby’s calculations, when does this kid sleep?

   Fun post!

   by Laura on July 18th, 2008 at 8:23 am
   
   

5. Why were you invading #1’s privacy? Why don’t you trust him? Disgraceful parenting!

   by Theo Epstein on July 18th, 2008 at 8:28 am
   
   

6. Lynn–junk mail on the phone? That’s just wrong! I suppose if you’re a really good multitasker then you could balance it all… Maybe.

   Karen, almost all of my 117 texts are to my kids. It’s a great way to keep in touch when they’re out of the house without the total embarrassment of having to “call home.” They like sending me pictures too! I got three from my son from the Reds’ game last night.

   LOL on hunky-dory, Ann! I once said that someone was “touched in the head” and the kids had no idea what that meant either. Sigh! We’re lucky here–we have a couple of drive in nearby. It’s just finding the time to go!

   by Heather on July 18th, 2008 at 8:39 am
   
   

7. Laura, no sleep calculations, though he is snoozing now– with his phone next to his head. I’m not kidding. Do you use the auto suggest feature for texting? I can’t figure the thing out, but the kids love it–makes texting so much faster.

   Theo, LOL. Though I’m not above snooping, the bill for his line is in my name. He’s still a minor.

   by Heather on July 18th, 2008 at 8:43 am
   
   

8. My total texts for the month = 5

   My kids are WAYYYYYYY to young for a phone….ages 10 1/2, almost 8 and 3. The oldest can’t figure out why I won’t let her have a cell phone. I insist she can use email and the land line. She rolls her eyes and storms out of the room.

   It’s tragical, don’t ya think? I’m so mean.

   You’re lucky with the drive-in. I miss that!! We have a minor league ballpark that I would rather go to than Fenway (sorry, Theo). It’s the next town over from us and it’s VERY cost effective for a family of 5.

   I still miss Paragon Park in Hull, MA but Canobie Lake Park in NH is still standing so all my childhood memories are not lost.

   by debbie on July 18th, 2008 at 9:37 am
   
   

9. p.s. did he text all through VT too?

   Hope you had a nice vacation!

   by debbie on July 18th, 2008 at 9:38 am
   
   

10. My kids call me a dinosaur. I’m about as progressive as anyone I know in my age group, but still…

    I have a different opinion. I believe it discourages our younger generation from personal contact which will diminish their social and negotiating skills in business. I live by email too, but I think the same thing applys to email.

    I think it also breeds the internet bullies.

    Sorry, I’m just venting. Nervous about the launch tonight.

    by Wilfred Bereswill on July 18th, 2008 at 10:16 am
    
    

11. I have read all of the responses and have done a lot of smiling. But mostly, trying to digest the words, “24,026. Text messages. In one month”… This boggles the mind, at least mine. I am still surprised that people can actually type on those teeny tiny keys. Sometimes I have a problem with my small lap top.

    Just call me “behind the times Vannie.” 8-(

    by Vannie Ryanes on July 18th, 2008 at 11:23 am
    
    

12. I still can’t figure out how to backspace on my phone so if I type something wrong, I just send it that way! I am so behind on this texting stuff!

    by JB on July 18th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
    
    

13. OMG Debbie, Paragon??!!! Now I feel “wicked” old! That roller coaster is still around somewhere though. I have 2 or 3 drive in’s all in an easy drive from home AND I have Disney and Busch Garden’s. I guess I am ok with out Nantasket.

    As for texting, I finally caved. My last phone I purchased HAD to have the full qwerty keyboard. Sometimes it is easier to shoot off a text than to actually talk to a person (shiver). I still can’t figure out how to get off 24,000 texts in under 30 days. I’m not sure if that’s a huge talent or a lot of wasted time and effort. And who does he know anyway?

    by Amy D on July 18th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
    
    

14. Debbie, just wait. It will come. Two of my three kids have phones. The youngest, thank goodness, isn’t interested yet. I remember being too small for Paragon’s roller coaster for years and years (way too tragical!), and when I was finally tall enough, they dismantled it. Sheesh.

    Will, good luck tonight! It’ll be great. I was of the same mind as you re: texting, but when my son had his phone taken away for a bit, it was ghost town around here. NO ONE will call a house phone. It’s bizarre.

    Vannie, it is boggling, isn’t it? The teeny keys take time to get used to!

    by Heather on July 18th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
    
    

15. JB, the backspace on my phone is the “C” button above the keypad (I have an AT&T Samsung). On my old Nokia, the backspace was the # key. It’s there somewhere!

    Amy, ahhh, a Qwerty. Now you’re talking my language! As for my oldest, I’m thinking it’s a lot of wasted time, and I’m honestly not sure who he’s talking to! LOL.

    The carousel from Paragon is still at Nantasket. Though I can’t ride the thing–for some reason merry-go-rounds make me nauseous! Give me a roller coaster any day.

    by Heather on July 18th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
    
    

16. Let me tell you who really hates texting…. High school English teachers! (OK, probably all teachers equally.) Somehow the kids think we’re too dumb to realize that they’re really not checking their zippers as they glance under their desks 500 times during a 45 minute class… And don’t get me started on the papers I have to grade…. I regularly decode text-lingo in research papers. Sorry, but “ur guna <3 it” just doesn’t cut it for analysis… I feel your pain. I made the mistake of not getting my daughter unlimited texting… Several hundred dollars (and one phone bill) later, she’s back to life without a cell phone.

    by Stephanie on July 19th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
    
    

17. Stephanie, I can only imagine what teachers put up with! We have a rule for no texting at the dinner table and you can practically see them twitching! I can’t imagine anyone using text lingo in an official paper! Egads.

    by Heather on July 21st, 2008 at 6:13 pm
    
    

18. Heather,

    Yikes! That’s a lot of text messages! I text once in a blue moon. However, I get quite a few text messages….The last one boggles my mind. Picture it….a pic of a cute newborn with the caption “Zoe Elise is here”. Two minutes later, another pic with the caption “Here’s another”. Hey, I’m really happy for the parents, and she is cute, but umm…I don’t know the person who sent me the message….don’t recognize the phone # at all. I was tempted to text them back and say “Congratulations! Who are you?” I think the problem is I was given a # that belonged to someone else and apparently he forgot to inform his friends that this is no longer his #.

    by Traci on August 8th, 2008 at 12:01 am
    
    

19. LOL, Traci! I hope they don’t expect a baby gift from you too!

    by Heather on August 9th, 2008 at 10:00 am
    
    

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