I think she is right. When I look over her shoulder at these network spaces she has I feel faint. She "knows" so many people and talks to them all at once. She wonders how I managed, when I was young, to stay in touch with people. "What did you do before texting Mum?"
I reply that I was a regular teenager and ran up enormous bills on my parents phone.
Lilith. The trouble is they have all gone 'global' now. When I was a sprog all my friends lived within 15 minutes walk - we didn't need all these technical facilities to keep in touch. I knew a girl who had a pen-friend in Hong Kong and I thought that was terribly sophisticated.
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That be me .My brother calls it chat roms without the sex.
You seem like a good sort Lillith.
Just give her a good slap. Never did me any harm!
Are you sure Ratty? About it not harming you? ;-0
I think she is right. When I look over her shoulder at these network spaces she has I feel faint. She "knows" so many people and talks to them all at once. She wonders how I managed, when I was young, to stay in touch with people. "What did you do before texting Mum?"
I reply that I was a regular teenager and ran up enormous bills on my parents phone.
Lilith.
The trouble is they have all gone 'global' now. When I was a sprog all my friends lived within 15 minutes walk - we didn't need all these technical facilities to keep in touch. I knew a girl who had a pen-friend in Hong Kong and I thought that was terribly sophisticated.
that's a lie, mother. you think you're so cool writing lies about me in your blog.
This blog is going to be no fun if my girl points out everything that is not word for word true...can I not paraphrase you, my angel girl?
She will be saying that Arnie is not her grandpa next...
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