Texting

I have a love/hate relationship with texting.

Like - it's useful as hell when you don't want to actually go about talking to the person you're texting.  But it has several flaws.

I mean - I hate talking on the phone as much as the next person so texting is a useful tool.  I mean - there are some people I text I would NOT want to talk on the phone with.  Like - I just want to hit up a booty call or something - BOOM - I don't have to make a call... I can just say - "Hey, I want you." Or ya' know...whatever.  I don't have to go through the hassle of actually talking to the person I don't even necessarily like.

And conversations can take all day with texts.  There are no awkward silences... It's all around easier to text and I like that.

But I SERIOUSLY hate it that sometimes people are so wrapped up with texting that they don't think that you aren't actually able to be around your phone 24/7.

Like a person I text all the time.  We have fun banter - chat a lot - but if I don't read a message for awhile and don't get back to this person right away - the person thinks I'm mad.  Despite this blog thing - I'm a pretty easy going person.  I don't get mad at stupid jokes you tell.

But EVERY TIME I get a message from this person and I don't immediately send a message back - I get, "Or not."  or "Hello?"  or even "You mad?"  No.  I'm just busy.  I do have a life outside of texing you.

And sometimes I read the message, don't respond...because I'm busy, and forget to send something back.  I'm not ignoring you - I'm not being rude - I FORGOT!  It's not even a big fucking deal.

My dad is the worst person about this.  Sometimes he texts and I don't send something back right away and then comes bitch mode.  "Well - aren't you going to text me back?!?" "Would like an answer.!" Okay dad, STAHP.  What's worse is that he doesn't even accept that I forgot.  He just bitches to me about that too. Maybe I should remind him of something and then when he doesn't remember - I shouldn't accept it like he doesn't accept that I'm too busy to text sometimes and when I get his messages - I FORGET.

And then the people that can't put their phone down for a little while so they can drive.  You're putting yourself and everyone else on the road in danger...put the FUCKING phone down.  It's not it being against the law, because God knows how many illegal things I do on the road, but how dangerous it is.  I don't care who I'm texting - if our conversation is through text, it's not worth killing someone over.  Me, you or someone else.

And...I guess that's it.  I might add more to this one.