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| The frog has nothing to do with the story--I just thought he was lovely. |
Recently, Joe and I went to the mall so I could find some clothes. There I was, in a changing room, wrestling my pale lumpy thighs into one pair of shorts after another when I hear my phone beckoning. Of course, any distraction from this hell is good, so I dig out my purse from under a pile of discarded clothes and tap away to reveal whatever is so important.
"We r bored. Got suggestions" It's Em who is hanging with her friends. Apparently they are done doing whatever they were doing and are bored--so they text me so that I can figure out their entertainment dilemma. Really? I'm 1-800-FUN now?
"Im trying on clothes. I don't no" is my response, which is probably too long for a text, but I'm old school and I add things like punctuation and capital letters and such. I'm not up on the "lingo" or anything. Whatever.
Then I get this from Joe:
"Some woman just prayed for me" Joe is weary of shopping with me and he is waiting down by the fountain while I wrestle fabric in yet another store changing room.
"Well, she should be praying for ME" I answer.
":)" That's Joe's reply. He's not very good at texting so he does a lot of smiley faces and "K" as his replies. That's pretty sad being that he's got a phone with that qwerty keyboard feature which makes the actual spelling of words pretty easy. Typical Joe, he's a man of few words.
So, I finish and pay for 2 pairs of overpriced-but-they-somewhat-fit shorts and head out to the fountain to find my newly blessed husband.
He was so excited. "Some woman with a baby in a stroller came up to me and started talking," he says. "She asked me if she could pray for me and I thought, 'Sure, why not', and she did." And he starts laughing. "So, I've got that going for me...."
"Yeah, that's nice, Joe. Do you think you looked like you needed a prayer?" I'm asking him.
"The funny thing is, that with sitting right next to the fountain, I had NO idea what she was saying. She started talking and then she stopped and I just said 'thank you' and she walked away with her kid." So, he's not sure he was really blessed actually.
Then my phone starts buzzing again--this time it is Col. "Where u at" it says, followed by another text from Em--"Still bored". Ugh.
How did we ever live without this before?
20 comments:
I won't spend the money to pay for a text plan.
Problem solved
What the 70's would've been like with this....
I've blocked texts from our phones - don't need, don't want 'em. But it is a testament to your parenting skills that your children text the kind of things you mentioned..."I'm bored - call Mom" - pretty cool.
When ben was in Jamaica he hated it so much - and he wouldnt call me because of cost so he would text me ( $1 a text ) to say things like - Im in hell.... I hate this more then life... get me outta here.... I hate this...
Honestly what was I to do in NJ? Theres little you can do to jolly up a cranky 18 year old via text message and :) didnt so much cut it...
worst vacation he ever took, for me
How indeed? And if you figure that out, you might want to go back to living that way? k?
This whole post made me chuckle especially the part of the lady should be praying for you! LOL! I love the way you tell stories! Oh and I don't text but my co-worker will text me occasionally so I finally have a phone with a keyboard so it doesn't take me 20 minutes to answer "yes".
No text in our phone package. I prefer the KISS approach -- if you know what I mean. :)
no texter me- don't want constant inane interaction
1. The frog is lovely.
2. Nothing ever fits, don't worry.
3. Why can't kids entertain themselves anymore!?!
4. The woman was probably heading straight to her prayer group to say that she "converted another one" (even though he doesn't need converting)
5. Thinking about Caddy Shack..."I've got that going for me, which is nice."-my dad says that all the time
6. I wait a day before responding to texts. Just to prove a point.
7. Apparently I'm wordy in the middle of the night- sorry!
Oh and I forgot the best part. Your boss pays you for 7.5 hours a day but you are expected to be available 24/7. Last September she couldn't reach me on the weekend when she couldn't get into my work email for something I didn't have anyway. She told people to stop sending me emails. Argh.
Pricilla--We sort of had to with the kids going in so many different directions. It's so much easier to communicate them this way. But it doesn't mean that I have to like it. :) There are some benefits, but there are lots of downfalls as well. Ugh.
Helene--We had CB's back then! I guess texting is the walkie-talkies of the day--albeit a more advanced ones.
Grace--We need it for messaging the kids at school and band events. Half the time, they can't make a phone call, but a quick typed message works perfectly. It's definitely a love/hate kinda thing.
Tracy--Oh, that would have drove me CRAZY!!Not being able to sort out what the problem is to be able to help him. Ugh.
I totally suck at texting. I don't even have texting on my phone plan because I am just that bad at it. It can actually be comical though.
At least you can have a second career as a "fun planner" right??
Vanilla--Somehow, I don't think we are ever going back. It's like going without a cell phone or a computer--it ain't gonna happen. Ugh
Beaded Tail--I love that Joe had to text me that while I was in the changing room. It probably took him 10 minutes to type it out. Hahaha! I like the keyboard too--texting without it is hell!
Chuck--After calling and calling their cells (with no answer), I think texting is actually easier to reach them. Well....and they reach me easier too--with ridiculous messages. Ugh!
Sharkey--Yeah. There really has to be a need for that special feature. I wonder if I'll still use it when they are grown up and leave the nest? They'll probably come up with yet another thing to drive me nuts!
Nancy--Hahaha! I love the list--you are right on, pally. The Caddyshack quote is just that--we use it ALL the time. :) Good catch.
Helene--That is exactly why I only work part-time--my boss is like that with the full-timers. You'd better be working 24/7--including on short-term leave and vacations. Crazy, isn't it?
Chocolate--The only way I can text is with the qwerty keyboard--but I'm still not fast on it. Em can text without looking. Maybe that should be her entertainment!
I'm not much into texting; I have a very old phone that serves me well for talking but the texting is laborious and I'm really okay with that as I prefer not to do it at all...
I am not a good texter...I am too slow, and I get frustrated. I also have trouble seeing the darn screen, and by the time I dig thru my pursew for my glasses.....well I just can't be bothered.
That's what you call advancement of technology. :)
You have to go with the flow. LOL
I super like your cute short story. Made my day! :D
It took me awhile to come around to texting but now, for me, it's the way to go. Sometimes those one-liners (from a bloggy pal in Miami) are the only things getting me through the day. If you want, I can start texting you my crazy thoughts too... what's one more?
IDK..lulz!
I, my friend, am proud to be a 42-year-old texting expert. LOL. Amber and I text all the time. How else will I be able to talk to her in the middle of a chemistry lab? Or find out - for the hundredth time - if she's done with classes at 12 or 1. We even watch shows together - in dif cities - via text or IM. I prefer people to text me than call 'cause I hate callers who say, "I just called to say hello." Really? Wow.
You're so funny though. Send me your number so I can send you a text!
Oh, the best thing about my texting: unlimited text messages! Did you just hear those bells? :-)
Tracy--I had to get a new phone when we switched carriers, so I got the keyboard one. It helps immensely with texting. I used to not like it, but it does help with communicating pick up times and whereabouts of the kids.
Hot Rocks--Hahaha! I'm sort of the same way. The keyboard phones help a ton and so does some practice. That is IF you have to use it--which I do. Ugh.
Zach--I'm sure you are laughing at me right now--my kids do. :) It gets harder to master these things as you get older, pally. Don't laugh--it's gonna be YOU someday! Hahahaha!
Casey--Em gets mad at me because my phone is off half of the time and the other half I don't know where it is! I'm a sorry state, aren't I?
Diana--I can see you are fluent in text, pally! A MUST for all parents--good job! Hey, Happy Graduation! Congratulations on all the graduations at your house!
Petula--I'm impressed, Petula! It does help to keep in touch with the kids, doesn't it? You are going to have to train me with the terminology though--I actually text full words--with periods and commas and such. :)
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