For my Birthday countlessss people wrote me on a social site, or texted me. I am not progressing with the times. I still understand and hold dear to my heart the importance of intimate interactions, such as a Happy Birthday phone calls at least or going to see and spent time with a person for their special day. I see a text on an important day as something that an associate might do, not family, or close friends. I want to say I felt loved on my Birthday, and I did feel the love… but it was MAINLY because of a few amazing phone calls that I will never forget. The text messages were disappointing only because I will forget about them as we all do L and I don’t blame any of you for texting me “Happy Birthday Bree: )”, I blame society. The space between and impersonal nature of us as a people, scares me. You should not think that your love and good intentions will get across by a text message because 90 times out of 100 it won’t. That thinking is overrated. And as you’re reading this and thinking I’m over reacting, that’s the problem, and that’s why relationships aren’t as strong as they use to be. I don’t have to tell you because you’re already doing it….. But, think of how many text messages, tweets, and posts you’ve sent in your lifetime that said “I love you”, “I miss you”, “I need you”, “Merry Christmas”, “Happy Thanksgiving” and “Happy Birthday”. You just send it to send it now. Half of the people you’ve sent these messages to would have never gotten it if you had to pick up the phone, call, and verbally say what you wanted to say. In conclusion, your routine text messages and messages over social sites mean nothing because their missing the genuine emotion that is needed to go along with those statements and the building of a relationship. This false notion of “closeness” is killing our ability to effectively and genuinely interact with one another and the saddest part of it all is the fact that you honestly believe your messages and conversations are genuine. Psssh

P.S. im not mad at all, just educated on the subject