I have a 13-year-old daughter. She talks to her friends all day long. They have in-depth conversations with each other about boys and the current dramasodes happening at school. Apparently, there is so much to talk about that it requires ongoing dialogue via Instant Messenger and text messaging throughout the day and evening.

As adept as my daughter is at conversation, you would think that she and I talk at length about how things are going for her each day. Well, let me tell you, such is not the case. Talking to my daughter on the phone is like having a dialogue with someone on Twitter.

*Note: For anyone who isn’t aware, Twitter has a 140 character limit to each message posted/tweeted. Also, this article is a continuation of a previous post Twittering Dad vs. Texting Daughter. It will be an ongoing series at Discovering Dad.

Here’s how our phone conversation went today:

Me: Hi Angel! How’s everything going today? (39 characters)
Her: Good. (5 characters)

Me: Anything new happening at school? (33 characters)
Her: No, not really. (15 characters)

Me: Well, there has to be something going on. How are your grades looking? (71 characters)
Her: They’re good. (13 characters)

Me: OK. Good like all ‘A’s, or good like no ‘C’s, or good like all ‘A’s and ‘B’s? (77 characters)
Her: Yeah. ‘A’s and ‘B’s. (20 characters)

Me: Well, make sure you do your homework tonight and finish the year strong. [Pause] What do you want to talk about? (104 characters)
Her: I want you to meet my boyfriend. (32 characters)

Me: [Hesitation - thinking of ways to lock her in a closet for 5 years.] (0 characters)

Me: Did you show him my blog post from yesterday? http://discoveringdad.blogspot.com/2008/04/dads-barber-shop-is-open-for-business.html (131 characters)
Her: You mean the one where you showed your fat to everyone!?! (57 characters)

Me: No, not the diet plan http://discoveringdad.blogspot.com/2008/04/discovering-dad-diet-plan-i-dont.html The one about my new barber shop:) (137 characters)
Her: [Pause - silence. She pulls up the site on her computer.] (0 characters)

Her: Daa-aad! What did you do? You look sooooooo scary! (50 characters)
Me: Good. Then, I’m ready to meet your boyfriend. Tell him to be at the barber shop tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. (102 characters)

Her: Uh, no! (7 characters)
Me: That’s OK. I’ll send him a text message and tell him to meet you there;o) (74 characters)

Stay tuned for the next episode of Twittering Dad vs. Texting Daughter. Will Dad finally get to meet the boyfriend over a friendly haircut? Or, will daughter realize that grades are more important than romance and text messaging? Join us on Discovering Dad next week to see how the story unfolds!

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