[Sophia M.]

I have three grown children and three grandchildren. I am so blessed to also have a great granddaughter. I care for her in my home durning the week. Two is proving to be a challenge. But I would not change a thing. She is literally of my life.

You are so sweet, Cindy! They are lucky to have you around every day.

 

[Sophia M.]

I feel rather ambivalent about this topic. On one hand there was a more appropriate response with people. We spoke on the phone. We wrote letters to relatives and friends. We sent greeting cards to loved ones. I got together face to face with my friends and family. We didn’t need to know who was calling us. Things were more friendly and we answered every call possible. There was nothing wrong with that.
As an older person I appreciate the fact that with a cell phone I can contact whom ever I want or need to. The old ‘I’ve fallen and I can’t get up’ seems more important now. It would appear that we check out who is calling before we answer it. We all screen calls now. We don’t send as many greeting cards and we certainly do not send hand written letters as we did before. Our children aren’t taught how to write in cursive anymore. We’re so tied to our devices that how do younger people sign for a lease or to sign a mortgage or loan. Will we never sign our pay checks again? Or anything other than sending electronic payments for everything? I appreciate what technology has done. We can have virtual videos with our healthcare providers. We can have any delivered like groceries. I can read books and play games on the phone. I really don’t want to go backwards There is much to be thankful for having a good phone at my disposal.
So you can see why I’m so conflicted about this.
Sorry for my rat. I’m passionate about this matter.

This is such a heartfelt reply, Gayle. You’re right—we lost a lot of the personal touches like letters, cursive, greeting cards… things that made connections feel special. But like you said, we gained some things too. So much has changed, and I get why you feel pulled both ways. Thanks for sharing this.