to text or not to text thats the question at hand

lets go back ten years ago when there was no texting all we could do is call someone up, email or actualy write a letter and mail it wow the life we lived back then.  Now there is texting, emailing, phone calls and mail a letter not sure how many of us still do that.  But as a mom with older kids I know that I text them more now then calling them on there cell  phones.  Tonight my youngest is at a church camp and i spoke with her this morning and then this after noon we have text pretty much through the entire day.  My other two i text and say good morning have a great day and then send one later saying i hope there day is great .  Do we say its how the world is now that texting has become a part of our life.  That now having a phone plan as a family unlimited texts is a must.  I am putting my 40 something age out there.  When I was a teen I just had to make sure I had quarters so I could call home if I was going to be late and if I did not, I would be getting grounded for not calling. Now if my kids don't call they pretty much say mom my phone needed to be charged it died thats why I did not call .  I took the battery out to see if that would help. hmmm I know my three would never survive my life in the 80's.  But get this now when I go out on date or with friends my kids call me to see how my night is.  They say i never answer the phone.  My youngest pretty much has said mom when i call its because I'm making sure  things are OK so please answer the call not three hours later.  Then my oldest always ask mom what time will you be in on voice mail then will text and say mom Its Friday will  you be in before midnight right so i don't worry . Then when I'm home before Ten both my kids will say good job but you still have two hours.  they will say go somewhere walmart we will text you when its midnight.

But  no matter where we are at in the same house or in the car together we will still text each other something.  The only place I say we do not text at is church but everywhere else we do daily.  10 years from now besides being much older how will we communicate .  FYI it did take me a while to learn the skill of texting on a touch phone and understanding that the letter R is for the word are, OMG means oh my gosh, TY means thank you,WC means welcome,the letter U means the word you. LOL means laugh out loud.  But it was not to long ago that when i saw these words I would be hmmm why don't they just call me .. Because to me texting was a challenge I can say that  many friends and family would agree.  Plus there happy knowing that my spelling has improved some all because of texting. lol