Comments on: Text message remorse and rules to remember http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/ Off-Ramped and Unbalanced Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: AbsolutelyBananas http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 AbsolutelyBananas Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:36:40 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/#comment-1615 I think I love you. You can text me ANY DAY! (first you have to figure out my number but I KNOW you can do it with your stalker skillz!) I think I love you. You can text me ANY DAY! (first you have to figure out my number but I KNOW you can do it with your stalker skillz!)

]]> By: Robyn http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 Robyn Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:33:06 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/#comment-1613 Well clearly she's an idiot and doesn't know how cool you are. If you sent me a text message saying that we were both in at the same ski resort, I would have squeeled with delight and ran to find you. Well clearly she’s an idiot and doesn’t know how cool you are.

If you sent me a text message saying that we were both in at the same ski resort, I would have squeeled with delight and ran to find you.

]]> By: PunditMom http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 PunditMom Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:21:09 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/#comment-1614 I'll keep this post handy for when I learn how to send text messages! :O I’ll keep this post handy for when I learn how to send text messages! :O

]]> By: Emily http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Emily Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:27:22 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/#comment-1612 I forgot to mention that my husband and his friends fondly call their Blackberries their "Crackberries" since they are SO addicted to them! It actually drives me insane. Communication all the time is wonderful and awful--all rolled into one little piece of portable technology. I forgot to mention that my husband and his friends fondly call their Blackberries their “Crackberries” since they are SO addicted to them! It actually drives me insane. Communication all the time is wonderful and awful–all rolled into one little piece of portable technology.

]]> By: Emily http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 Emily Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:25:54 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/#comment-1611 Is it too awkward to admit you were the one who texted her at this point? Would it be weird to casually say to her in passing, "Hey, I just wanted to clarify that I was the one who sent you that text message a few days ago. I don't think I really identified myself well and you probably wondered who sent you the message. Anyway, I got your number from _____ because I thought it would be fun to get our kids together sometime. I probably just should have called you!" Is this totally out of the realm of possibility? Is it too awkward to admit you were the one who texted her at this point? Would it be weird to casually say to her in passing, “Hey, I just wanted to clarify that I was the one who sent you that text message a few days ago. I don’t think I really identified myself well and you probably wondered who sent you the message. Anyway, I got your number from _____ because I thought it would be fun to get our kids together sometime. I probably just should have called you!” Is this totally out of the realm of possibility?

]]> By: Shannon http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 Shannon Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:49:14 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/02/25/text-message-remorse-and-rules-to-remember/#comment-1610 Now, I don't know about you, but I think calling her would have felt equally awkward. "Umm, I don't know if you know me, but we have waved to each other a few times ... and anyway I saw you in ski class ... and I tracked down your number ..." At least with a text, you don't actually have to witness that, "Who the hell is this, and why are you calling?" moment. I kind of thought these situations only happened to me. You can just feel the tingle of the happy coincidence, you feel like it just HAS to be followed up on, and yet somehow something gets lost by the time it gets to the other person. Now, I don’t know about you, but I think calling her would have felt equally awkward. “Umm, I don’t know if you know me, but we have waved to each other a few times … and anyway I saw you in ski class … and I tracked down your number …” At least with a text, you don’t actually have to witness that, “Who the hell is this, and why are you calling?” moment.

I kind of thought these situations only happened to me. You can just feel the tingle of the happy coincidence, you feel like it just HAS to be followed up on, and yet somehow something gets lost by the time it gets to the other person.

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