Cheong Suk-Wai attributes the improved communication with her mother to the invention of smses. I use smses to communicate with my dad for the same purposes as she does. My mum's smsing skills are atrocious. :P
I use them when I have had a fight with my dad or when we are too hurt to speak to each other. Somehow written words are easier to bring out my feelings as I don't have to face him. The phone becomes a wall of protection till we are ready to break it down. In the process, our true feelings flow out and I treasure those smses.
At the same time, we sms each other to ask after each other and for other "mundane" things like household duties. It is much cheaper than a phone call and we get a number of smses free too. It is also more suitable for just a few words to be exchanged.
Of course, the main reason is that I prefer to sms rather than speak, even on normal occasions. I guess I'm more of a writer than a speak-er.
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