Beware of What You Text

Not all media technology catches the attention of all users. Some reach younger audiences, some reach older audiences, some reach professionals and some of us just find technology to reach us in the manner that is necessary for that moment in time. FaceBook caught the attention of the majority of 13-34 year olds and television captured varied audiences. They are not alone in their super powers. Texting on the mobile phones is a power that many use today. Younger generations hold on to this power more than they do the words that fall from their mouths. They would prefer to quickly pound out a variety of acronyms on their phone keypads then to dial the digits and press the “talk” button. They seem to find more power in the three letter acronyms than they do in the long winded conversation. Knowing this, I am able to accept support from my son. He will quickly send me reminders on my cell phone during the day or a quick “THX Mom” or “U R doing gr8.” Those simple combinations of letters and words are far from meeting grammatical approval but they are words that mean the world to me as the WonderWoman who needs encouragement from her family while using the various modern technologies that are available at her fingertips. I can’t help to wonder if I did not have children if I would ever be exposed to the wild world of texting. I must extend one warning. Beware of using acronyms if you don’t know what they are because one wrong letter can end up expressing the wrong ideas. Trust me, I made that mistake once and still get flushed in the face when I think about it.