everyday grace

Texting Gone Mad

Last month my son and girlfriend exchanged 5,000 text messages. When you do the math and, assuming that they each did 2,500, that is just under 100 a day.

But wait, it gets better…

Those 30 days equal 720 hours. Since he is a teenager lets assume an average of 7 hours of sleep a night or 210 hours leaving 510 hours. Now assume for 20 of those days he is in school for at least 8 hours that removes another 160 with 350 hours. For arguments sake assume another 50 hours in lessons, church, meals with parents, and actual face-to-face dates and you have 300 hours available for texting.

Now, follow me, that means that my son and his girlfriend exchange more than 16 text messages an hour or 1 every 3+ minutes. This from the boy who considers grunting his native language.

Will my son be a better communicator than my husband and his generation?  They talk more….but do they say more?  It will be interesting to see if technology fills the evolutionary gap between men and women when it comes to communicating…