Next Year…
“Next year, this is how we’ll talk.” That was a message that The Girl sent me in a chat window one day this week when we were both on Facebook. California Girl and I don’t use chat applications much; but I’m sure we’ll soon be doing more of it. (The Boy likes for us to call him on the telephone.) Both professionally and personally I’m a face to face conversation type person. So it will be sad when the face to face conversations don’t happen so often. There is no substitute for being there. For example, The Girl wrote notes on the windows of both our cars (in washable paint) on Monday. She’s definitely not the type of kid that you barely notice whether or not they are around. We’ve become so accustomed to a busy household that it seems almost too still when she is gone. We’ve got a few traditions, like always eating dinner together, that I will hate to see end. It’s something that we’ve always done, even if it was “late” by some standards. It was a time to catch up on happenings of the day and plan for the next one. To us, it’s what being a family is all about.
i’m certainly glad you post about these things as i enjoy reading…
My oldest and i already do some communicating online via fb and myspace. i kinda keep the accounts just to keep an eye on her and ensure she is not friending people she does not know, etc. It will be weird when it changes to a main communication…
Viemoira: Telephones will never go out of style; but, sadly, we seem to communicate more using FB, text messaging, etc. I do use them; but I will always prefer old fashioned talking. One good thing is that if The Girl does play soccer in college we’ll see her every few days, at least in the fall, if we’re able to go to her games. I’ve never missed a game so it will be weird if we can’t make most/all of them.
We’re not even close to that point with the kids, but when we are I am sure that it will be weird to experience. The older kid was trying to access facebook the other day but was getting blocked by netnanny. He’s only 10. DENIED.
Rage: Kid’s can’t want to be older until they find out all of the responsibilities that come with being a grown up. Then they want to know why they have to do something. Can’t [insert other child's name] do it. We let our kids have semi-unrestricted (i.e. not PC software) internet access when they got unto high school. But I still get a copy of all of The Girl’s emails.