Face Book Messenger, "The Next Best Thing to Being There"

                         That's me in the blue, my youngest daughter & my youngest grandchildren

We took a trip to see our youngest daughter, in Florida. I miss her and her family so much, the time together was precious.

My daughter and I call each other on Face Book messenger and we also do video calls. It really helps to be able to see her and then to see the children. At their age, they grow up so fast.

If you have a Face Book account and want to be able to keep in touch with people far away, this is a great way to do it! If you use a cellphone, you don't have to worry about your minutes because you're online. It's very easy to use. It's a great way to send photos back and forth, too.

Remember the old phone commercial, "Long distance is the next best thing to being there." Well, now, for me, it's through Face Book messenger!

Technology and Family

                                                                   

                                                                         

Technology has had positive and negative influences on people's lives in so many ways.

Older people are no exception. 

Some of the positive ways, on a tech device it's usually easy to have a video call with our adult children and grandchildren. A simple emoji or a nice text message can be sent. Sending and receiving photographs and videos help us to see our family.

The downside: A text message on a special day instead of a phone call, not hearing you children's or grandchildren's voices for months at a time. The special times you may have had as a child with your own grandmother was something you wanted with your own grandchildren.

Yes, we understand that our children have their own lives, but to not even include us with a visit ever once in awhile, actually calling rather than texting.

Do you find yourself looking at your cell phone and wondering why they don't call? You can't figure it out because there hasn't been an argument, nothing you can pinpoint that was said or done to cause friction.

It's hard to find a way of coping with the emotional pain. There's no easy way to bring it up.

All I can tell you is that you are not alone, there are many older people out there going through the same thing.

No, technology is not the only reason for this confusing situation. But it's a convenient way for a relationship to be placed at a distance.