Do you trust texts?
By kizzyB
@kizzyB (176)
United Kingdom
November 13, 2015 1:19pm CST
In this day and age, many people rely on text messages to communicate. Our two lads much prefer texting to talking on the phone, whereas I prefer the phone. You can't see body language, but can pick up a lot from the way things are said. Just seeing words leaves them more open to misinterpretation.
The other problem I have with texting is you can't be sure the person you contact has received the message. Although I'm on the same network as my husband, my phone doesn't always show texts he's sent. For instance, he was travelling home long distance two days ago, and sent a message around 4pm with an update on where he was. I still haven't had that message. It's floating about somewhere in the airwaves. Fortunately, I'm not a worrier, but can see how missed messages could cause problems.
Do you trust texts?
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@1creekgirl (40576)
• United States
13 Nov 15
I'm not crazy about texts, but it's the only way to communicate with my grown children! They seldom answer their phones and they never check voice mail.
But if you use your microphone to say aloud your message for a text, be really careful that you push the "stop recording" button when you're through before you hit "send." My phone "overheard" my conversation and typed out a message that was absolutely not what I said! Thank goodness I didn't hit send by mistake. It was to my supervisor!
But if you use your microphone to say aloud your message for a text, be really careful that you push the "stop recording" button when you're through before you hit "send." My phone "overheard" my conversation and typed out a message that was absolutely not what I said! Thank goodness I didn't hit send by mistake. It was to my supervisor!3 people like this
@1creekgirl (40576)
• United States
14 Nov 15
@kizzyB It was awful! We couldn't figure out how the phone typed a sentence that I would NEVER say. I thought at first my phone was possesed!
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@Missmwngi (12926)
• Nairobi, Kenya
13 Nov 15
For me it depends with the situation. Some i prefer to talk and others texts are good to go
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@Missmwngi (12926)
• Nairobi, Kenya
14 Nov 15
@kizzyB Exactly. There are times when one can message an urgent thing but the person may not read the text right away and so when urgent better make a call
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@1creekgirl (40576)
• United States
14 Nov 15
Sometimes you just need to hear a person's voice. Kids can hide behind a text, but we moms can usually tell if something is wrong when we hear their voices.
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@kizzyB (176)
• United Kingdom
16 Nov 15
@1creekgirl Agreed, hearing their voice makes a big difference.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Nov 15
If I know the person really really well then a text is okay but if I don't then I would rather hear the persons voice. As you said things can be taken the wrong way through texting and that causes problems.
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@kizzyB (176)
• United Kingdom
16 Nov 15
@LovingMyBabies When you're talking to someone, you can clarify things right away instead of overthinking what they mean in a text.
@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
18 Nov 15
I do text, but sometimes I just want to talk on the phone. It is like pulling teeth to get 2 of my sisters to use the phone.
