How we stay connected.
On the other end of the phone, my mom was aghast. "You sound terrible" she'd said. Laying on the couch in a daze, I had to laugh. I'd barely had time to say hello.
Before I could explain that I've been sick, she said something to the effect of "I read in BUDS that you'd been sick but you really sound awful." I reached for the box of tissues on the coffee table and blew my nose. For as shitty as I felt, the fact that she was up to date with my goings-on because of this email series made me smile.
I know she reads (hi mom) but it still trips me up when she or anyone else in my life talks about my writing. I guess knowing what's going on with people isn't all that big a deal. Social media's been a way to do that in real-time for years (granted, I bowed out of the broader social media sphere about four years ago).
At this point, mom was telling me about her ski day yesterday. She's got a new touring setup she's not sure if she likes all that much yet.
As I listened, I thought about the ways in which we keep up with each other. I'd say it's mostly phone calls. We text, but usually for shorter, more specific questions. But that's not the case for everyone in my life. There are friends who I exclusively text but don't talk to, and more, still, that I occasionally catch up with in person but that I don't communicate with otherwise. Then, there are writers I subscribe to where I get their latest via email.
As my mom and I said bye, I found myself wondering just how "social" social media actually is?
Our Daily MAP Year Prompt
126/365
How do you stay in touch with people? How do you keep up with what's going on in their lives? Are your answers different?
onward.
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