Can someone explain the appeal of text messages?

[Laura's Babies]

I never had text until my sister and her hubby went on that move across country and I wanted to be able to keep up with where they were, when they were stopped for the night, started in the morning and just to know they were ok. They left right when I had to go back to work and cell phone recpetion out on the river is hit and miss but for some reason text will work when a actual call won't. Now I still have it so we can communicate while I am out there.

I don't really see what all the hoopla is about, it is hard to do with those little key pads on them, the messages have to be so brief but it IS handy to have. It was really nice to get "Happy Mothers Day Mom" in a text when we were in a dead area on Mothers Day.

[columbine]

slo kbord means u dont hafta lrn inglsh

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

It is a real pest, isn't it!! We have 2 kids, aged 18 and 22. They both have a mobile and send lots of messages; BUT there is an important houserule here:
NO phoning nor sending messages at the table while we are eating!! Even if they receive a message, they are NOT allowed to read it untill we have all finished our meal! No problems with that

[Aspen and Misty]

I text messege like it's my job

Personally, I don't like talking on the phone. I don't even enjoy calling my family that much. Text messeges allow me to quickly chat with them and makes it so I don't have to use the phone. There have been times when I have called my sister, hung up and then remembered, Oh yea! I need to tell her something else. If it's just a little thing I text her.

I also find it's a way to not interupt people with a loud ringing phone.

I have to agree though, there has to be some rules. In my house it is understood that there is no texting or calling at the table, during parties etc.

Ashley

[shais_mom]

I'm the same way - I txt a lot - its a nice feature to txt someone while they are working and can't talk on the phone which is the case with me sometimes. I might not be able to talk but I can quickly txt the person.

[finn's mom]

Texting is cheaper and quicker. Bottom line for me. If I pick up the phone and dial anyone, it's hard to have a one minute conversation just to say I'm on my way...without sounding rude or short. With my mom or David, it's possible, because they know me well enough to know if I say "I just want to tell you I'll be there in fifteen minutes", they know I'll be there and I don't want to talk at that moment. But, for most other people, it's just easier to send a text and be done with it. I still don't use text message lingo or anything, though. I can't type "lol" or "c u l8r" or any of those other abbreviations or acronyms. It's bad enough that letter writing is nearly obsolete. At least let me type in (mostly) complete sentences.

My mom, in the last year, has learned to text, and there really is nothing sweeter than getting a text message from my mother telling me she's thinking of me, loving me and hoping I'm having a great day.

[Hellow]

Texting ROCKS! It gives us teens a way to talk to someone without actually *talking*. It is easier than phoning and it wont let your parents *hear* what you are *saying*.

[RedHedd]

slo kbord means u dont hafta lrn inglsh

... that explains the appalling lack of spelling and grammar skills in today's world.

I don't text because it's expensive and tedious to try and get all that I want to say into a text message. I'm more into e-mail.

Also, I think it's sad that people would rather text than talk to someone on the phone. There's something so much more personal about having a real conversation; avoiding personal interaction may be a sign of some underlying fear or problem that needs addressing. Hiding under a text message and avoiding human contact exacerbates the problem and just leads to loneliness.

[carole]

Well i am a fairly recent convert and i have to say i love it, i am not as addicted as the young folk, but i am slowly getting there, it is the best technology ever in my opinion, i can text my girlfriend in the UK, my parents when they were recently on holiday in oz, keep as best track possible on my teenage daughter, lol,text my son in auckland ,it is awesome and i could not live without it now.