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Heh, have you seen the commercial for Cingular where the pre-teen daughter is talking in txt-speak to her mom?
I feel exactly like that mom, sometimes.

As a teacher...I hate text messaging! :mad: Unfortunately, parents sometimes are the ones texting their kids during school/class time. Often very stupid stuff too! Things like "I'm bored", I wish you were watching "Guiding Light" with me!

I really don't see the point of 98% of texting.....There's a bunch of ways I'd rather communicate than texting on a phone. Phone call, E-mail, in person, forum post, written mailed letter, even chatting on a computer is better!

Then again I'm not a teenage girl......but I'm not that old. Personally, I think for the most part its just another way the phone companies can get money out of you.

My daughter texted me today from school saying she needed some Advil for a headache. I don't reply to text messages from her about silly stuff, though, and she's aware of that! My problem there is that she knows with our business account, we have unlimited data, texting and voice minutes.

My main complaint is that so many of the teens *talk* in text-speak! lol
Of course, I've caught myself saying "brb" more than once :eek:

Texting is the only way I can keeps in touch with all my womens...on the low low... :)

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

My daughter texted me today from school saying she needed some Advil for a headache. I don't reply to text messages from her about silly stuff, though, and she's aware of that! My problem there is that she knows with our business account, we have unlimited data, texting and voice minutes.

My main complaint is that so many of the teens *talk* in text-speak! lol
Of course, I've caught myself saying "brb" more than once :eek:

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I agree about the shorthand getting out of hand.....coming up with acronyms for the simplest verbal commands, etc doesn't build vocab. I use shorthand/slang too but one can go too far.

I also don't like it when I see kids in the cafeteria/halls texting their out of school friends when there are classmates next to them! Maybe if they went out on the limb and talked to the student next to them they could form bonds with that person...instead I think much texting reinforces social clicks and insulates people.

I just think it rude when your talking to someone and they pull out their cell phone and text...most of the time there is no emergency. Same is true with a lot of cell phone calls.....

I hope you don't mind a Question though about the message.....was she asking you to pick up some Advil for after school or was she simply telling you she needed some then?

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Texting is the only way I can keeps in touch with all my womens...on the low low... :)

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Do they actually charge you for all 3kb of that??

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Originally Posted by Mendel's Balls

I hope you don't mind a Question though about the message.....was she asking you to pick up some Advil for after school or was she simply telling you she needed some then?

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Oh, she was saying she had a horrid headache and needed some brought to her right then.

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

Oh, she was saying she had a horrid headache and needed some brought to her right then.

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Does her school have a nurse?

Yeah, the school nurses here don't hand out meds at all unless the parents provide them.

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

Yeah, the school nurses here don't hand out meds at all unless the parents provide them.

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Wow that's kind of pointless to have a nurse....a liability thing? or a financial issue?