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Oh, Mom! LOL: More Parents Are Texting Their Children

 
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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You know the times are a-changing when your mom starts texting you. LOL! According to the New York Daily News, 2008 stats show that 19.3 million moms are texting messaging, up 75 percent from the previous year, according to Mediamark Research. For the younger generation, texting replaced traditional phone conversations long ago. But what does it say about our society when parents are texting their children, as opposed to calling?—ZH

 

Tell us, has your mom started texting you?