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Sometimes life gets busy and I do a bad job of keeping in touch with my old friends so when I think of them I’ll just send them a random text asking how life is going or just saying hi to them or I’ll send them a random meme
It feels uncomfortable sometimes to text people randomly but it always makes me happy once I do it
May 22, 2025
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I’ve been the worst at texting throughout my entire life and even still part of me resents the idea that I should be available for constant communication (but I tell her to shut up because I do actually enjoy connecting with my friends all of whom live far away).
I had a new friend who would text me constantly and at first I thought it was annoying but eventually I got used to it (then I went back to thinking it was really annoying but that was a her being annoying problem). I became really good at texting back and now I’m the person who assaults my friends who tell me they want to get better at texting with regular text messages.
I stopped interacting with my friends as much through our weird obscure social media app and started just texting them directly. When I think about someone or if there’s something I think they need to hear from me I text them! I’m also in a very high-volume group chat with two of my best friends. It’s something that I think only gets better with constant practice and action and intention!
I also think it’s worth just setting clear boundaries around text communication that sometimes or even oftentimes you are not going to respond right away. People know that I’m pretty busy and I’ll talk to them when I have time. And I make good use of heart/thumbs up/exclamation point reacts to show that I’m paying attention without replying ASAP. And try schedule sending texts if you don’t want to text right away and have to deal with more replies lol!
Also sometimes if I don’t feel like typing I send my friends voice messages and we often end up in a chain of voice messages from there like role playing executives and employees at a factory in the Deep South that explodes and devastates the town and then being the newscasters covering the story and then being waitresses and patrons at Merlotte’s from True Blood gossiping about it. Or whatever.
Oct 19, 2024
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I have 3 or 4 active group texts going in and out of my life: a little mini stream of in-jokes, long-running bits, and random nonsense. I’m so lucky to know funny people in my life and it's always a bit of fun relief to dip in, stir the pot and goof off about nothing and it keeps me connected to these people in a fun way.
Aug 3, 2023
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send them a text, DM, even a meme. you never know until you reach out
Jan 9, 2025
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It’s like another way to check up on them.
Is it warm near them? raining? Will they need a coat today?
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What’s better than getting your legs pumping, feeling wind through your hair, and not being on your phone??
Note: maybe don’t swing where there are little kids playing - it might seem creepy
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If it’s normal to take a lunch break or a coffee break, why shouldn’t it be normal to take a nap break? Sometimes work is a lot and I just need a 20 minute nap to get some more energy for the rest of the day.
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