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What a Social Generation
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I joined FB in 2012 after many years of cringing over my nieces drama on there. I use my account for family as well as political and interest groups. I was able to connect with relatives I had lost touch with. That has been heart warming. As to regular phone usage and texting...ugh. I am with you on what a pain it is. Although I must say I appreciate the text messages I get as reminders of my doctor's appointments. Lol. I am kind of a slave to my cell phone now as I use it for all my social media and apps. I really miss just talking on the phone... Independently Romantic Sounds Better Than Lonely
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LOL...that's hilarious. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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I joined FB in 2012 after many years of cringing over my nieces drama on there. I use my account for family as well as political and interest groups. I was able to connect with relatives I had lost touch with. That has been heart warming. As to regular phone usage and texting...ugh. I am with you on what a pain it is. Although I must say I appreciate the text messages I get as reminders of my doctor's appointments. Lol. I am kind of a slave to my cell phone now as I use it for all my social media and apps. I really miss just talking on the phone... It isn't the technology in itself that is the problem. It can all be very useful and handy. I use some of it for work. But yeah..why carry on a 30 min text conversation, when you could have said it all in 2 minutes.  " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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I agree..it has some good uses. Like I said earlier, I use it for work..and get work orders in the form of texts. But many times , they type in the wrong phone number or ect...Then I still have to call the client and get the right number. could have saved some time by just calling to begin with. LOL " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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You are so right, it's scary. Some day, in the future, there will be courses offered on "How To Speak To Someone Face to Fact", and they will be full of participants because a whole new generation (or 2) will have grown up without that skill. I've had 2 specific incidents of this lately, to prove my point: 1. I recently stayed with my son and his girlfriend, for the 1st time ever, for almost a full week. My son had returned from his job in the oil-patch, so it takes him a bit of time to acclimatize. OK, I get it - but after a day, maybe you could put away the phone and have an Actual Conversation, With your Mom. Who you usually only see for a couple of hours a Y.EAR ! He has a big-screen TV in the living room. It was usually tuned into the baseball playoffs. And while that was on, and I was sitting almost right next to him, on the couch - he was "on His Damn Phone". As was his girlfriend. If you can multi-task, and not be required to give your full and undivided attention to whatever is on the boob-tube - then perhaps you could open your mouth and speak, once in a while? It's called conversation. With someone you don't see very often, and supposedly invited to visit, because you wanted to spend time with them? Sheesh. 2. I babysat my almost-10 y.ear old grand-daughter the other night, while her Mom was at a night class. We chatted, put up the Hallowe'en decorations, chatted some more, talked about her activities, she read part of a book to me and we discussed some funny things in it. We talked about what we each wanted for Christmas, and what craft we might do together, that she could give as gifts to other family members. We talked about my upcoming trip to the UK, and what I hoped to see there. In short, we spent time together, unaided by the use of any electronic device. Not a TV, not a video, not a cell phone. When she was tucked into bed and we were saying out Good Nights, she said "thanks for coming over tonight and spending time with me, Grandma. It was lots of Fun". Out of the mouths of babes, eh? Check out my profile or and become a "watcher" of my blog FMAOPLS,to learn more about me, and for intelligent, lively, smartassy and fun discussion, with a little irreverence thrown in. "Like" or comment on my photos, and I promise I'll add more. Thanks.
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You are so right, it's scary. Some day, in the future, there will be courses offered on "How To Speak To Someone Face to Fact", and they will be full of participants because a whole new generation (or 2) will have grown up without that skill. I've had 2 specific incidents of this lately, to prove my point: 1. I recently stayed with my son and his girlfriend, for the 1st time ever, for almost a full week. My son had returned from his job in the oil-patch, so it takes him a bit of time to acclimatize. OK, I get it - but after a day, maybe you could put away the phone and have an Actual Conversation, With your Mom. Who you usually only see for a couple of hours a Y.EAR ! He has a big-screen TV in the living room. It was usually tuned into the baseball playoffs. And while that was on, and I was sitting almost right next to him, on the couch - he was "on His Damn Phone". As was his girlfriend. If you can multi-task, and not be required to give your full and undivided attention to whatever is on the boob-tube - then perhaps you could open your mouth and speak, once in a while? It's called conversation. With someone you don't see very often, and supposedly invited to visit, because you wanted to spend time with them? Sheesh. 2. I babysat my almost-10 y.ear old grand-daughter the other night, while her Mom was at a night class. We chatted, put up the Hallowe'en decorations, chatted some more, talked about her activities, she read part of a book to me and we discussed some funny things in it. We talked about what we each wanted for Christmas, and what craft we might do together, that she could give as gifts to other family members. We talked about my upcoming trip to the UK, and what I hoped to see there. In short, we spent time together, unaided by the use of any electronic device. Not a TV, not a video, not a cell phone. When she was tucked into bed and we were saying out Good Nights, she said "thanks for coming over tonight and spending time with me, Grandma. It was lots of Fun". Out of the mouths of babes, eh? Loved the story about the granddaughter. It's those times of "spending time" that the kids remember the most. Good for you. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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I agree...it's like it's two sets of persona. People say and do things online, that I have a hard time believing they'd say in person. I try to make a habit out of not saying anything about anyone, in person or online, that I woudn't say to their face. Just keeps things more respectful and honest. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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