[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by rnln

the further technology goes, the apart the family is. Sad, but what can we do beside trying hard to pull it together. It seem like your wife is accidentally enhancing it.

Perhaps, but which is worse - communicating by text/letter/Facebook/email or not communicating at all? I grew up before any of the above were an option, but I absolutely did not communicate with my parents as a teen. Perhaps coincidental, but I also got into trouble as a teen and still have a relationship with my parents that can be awkward at times. They had a "my way or the highway" attitude with me that built a wall between us. I still maintain that you communicate by whatever means necessary, even if it's outside of your normal comfort zone.