Text Message or "Send"

I pick up the phone and text my friend, "Remember to set your clocks an hour forward tonight." Innocent and not even that big of a deal to call and interrupt what conversation could be going on. So much for my trying to be convenient...I'm later told by him that I could easily pick up the phone and press "send". While that might seem easy to do, I still don't see the problem in texting a piece of information that doesn't require feedback. Why I might accent this text with a typical "How are you today?"...He may reply and even ask the same of myself. I may reply as well, but really people, has texting become a nuisance? Now, I do have a cousin that only communicates via text messaging. She will not pick up the phone and will have long pages of information that I'm sure could be easily communicated the conventional way. I have another cousin, who once texted his mother, while he was using the bathroom that "there's no toilet paper"! That's purely ridiculous!

Now, I've sent long pages of text (mainly to vent my feelings at the moment), without the interruption of the intended audience. As you can see, I'm really good at expressing myself in type....but in conversation, sometimes I hit it on the head, while in most cases, I forget what I'm supposed to say and miss the whole point of my thesis. One look, one word, and I'm sidewinded speechless!
So if you're reading friend....it's not that I don't want to talk to you. Most of the time, I know that you're busy and may not have time to talk. So, in an effort to put my Public Relations degree from Hampton U into practice, I try to keep those things into mind. I'm not trying to be bothersome by texting, it's quite the opposite. From now on, however, it's "send" everytime.

"FRIENDS...How many of us have them?"

There's an old adage that says..."Friends are God's way of apologizing for our family." Well that adage has manifested itself into a truth in my life. My friends are more than associates, colleagues, and companions...they're in a category somewhere between sister and gang member. I don't know if that makes any since, but the depth of our bond is undefinable. Now, I don't know if I can say we could give Cleo, Frankie, Stony & TT a run for their money. Nah...we don't have the "Set It Off" type of relationship. But we do have this supportive love that builds a wall or breaks down one if either one of us in a crisis.

I am a person that had to do a lot of growing in my relationships with women. I grew up in an area that didn't really honor the "sisterhood" and as I entered college I learned that my ignorances about women were purely myths and untrue. So...after several years, and yes, I've lost a few to the game of experience, I can say that all of my friends are truly as genuine and real as it gets. Our unconditional love for one another, in the midst of our own hang-ups and idiosyncracies, is insurmountable and ever-lasting. We're a bunch of real life Bratz dolls, minus the collagen lips and 20-inch weaves. We're connected, multi-talented, and resourceful to one another. We own homes, we're wonderful mothers, we have amazing talents, we're social butterflies, and we've got a "passion for fashion"! Nonetheless, in the words of Lil' Kim, "this ain't no lesbo flow"...my girls...all of us, undeniably, love us some good old XY chromosomes! But when he's moved on, or he's slacking in the love department, or if he's just being a complete a$$hole...we know how to step in, hold a hand, or shake the sugar-honey-ice-tea out of one another!

This blog is my salute to all "girlfriends"...within the four corners of this eco-challenged Earth. You are wonderful and amazing beings. Sometimes the world has a way of disrespecting and dishonoring our plight in this world. But I want you to know, that regardless of the day, the hour or the minute, we are a powerful force and without each other, we would not be half the woman we are today!

BFF!