Destiny at our fingertips: Should we be suprised?

Friday, February 9, 2007

administrator said...: I'm not at all suprised to hear this, and I think that it is going to get worse for younger generations. My younger sister, 18 years old, texts her boyfriend back and forth all day. I ask them why they don't just call each other and have a vocal converstation, and she doesn't have an answer. Although my sister is in a healthy relationship, many adolescents are currently in abusive relationships, and texting each other at all times of the night/morning is, like the article reports, a way for one partner to control the other by checking in on them.

When I was younger, I remember when you had to call on the landline telephone if you wanted to talk to your "boyfriend." Therefore, your parents usually knew about the call and/or could listen to the conversation. However, personal cell phones and text messaging has allowed adolescents to avoid parental involvement and has kept relationships much more private than they ever were before. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing - I feel it has positive and negative elements associated with it. This article really made me re-think about the consequences of texting on adolescent behavior.; February 10, 2007 at 1:11 PM

Destiny at our fingertips