Is it Really that bad????

I tend to agree with your grandmother, especially if you are in a social situation such as a conversation or a family gathering when texting would be distinctly rude to the assembled company because you would be expected to be paying attention to the others present. In any case, you should respect your grandmother's feelings, whatever you personally feel about it, and not text in her presence. It is not your place to try to convince her that it is not rude: that she sees it as rude and disrespectful is enough.

It depends on when you are texting. Are you texting while she is talking to you? I find that very disrespectful even if you are just multi-tasking, that is, talking to her and texting someone else. I know the younger generation don't think of it that much but we of the older generation are not use to multitasking. We like to give our full attention to everything we do. My bff does that always, texting in front of me while I am talking. I usually get this urge to slap the cellphone away from her.

Hi, teria11. Welcome to myLot! I think texting is like a person has something to hide. Or they are meeting someone secretly that they don't want others to know about. That is how I see texting. It is kind of like whispering, but it is not actually whispering.

I really think it depends on the situation and where you are at when you are texting. If tt is a family gathering, then I would say, you shouldn't do it, as you should be spending time with the fmaily and not texting. Now if you are home alone, then I think it really doesn't matter, as there would be no one around to see what it is going on, and it would only be rude if people were around, and you did it. I don't text, so I have none of that to worry about. I used to text though, as my daughter and I would text back and forth as she lives in another state far away from me. Since I live alone, then there was nothing wrong with it, as I wasn't bothering anyone else. That is my take on it. Take care, and happy mylotting.

I think it depends on the situation. If you and your grandmother are just sitting sround, chillaxing, then I think it's fine. It's just like her doing her crocheting or needlework while you're around. But if you 2 are talking or eating, then I think it's kind of rude. If you really need to text someone, excuse yourself so that she won't feel offended by your texting.

I think that it is a little disrespectful. I mean, if she's talking to you, than you should be paying attention to her, not texting. If you just happen to be doing nothing at the moment, I think that texting should be alright. I think that you should just listen to her and not text in her presence. if you're with her, you might as well spend some quality time with her. I just think that when you're texting, that you give her the impression that you are not listening to her, or ignoring her. That is what I think why that she thinks the way she does.

I do agree with your grandmother. But then again, I believe it has to do with type of people you're around when your text messages goes off. If you're in a situation with group of younger people & if they don't think it's a big deal, than no harm done. Obviously your grandmother disagrees. You can't treat everybody exactly same way & you can't hold every single person you know to one single standard in every single situation. Everybody has different ideas & tastes. Some people may not wanna see you chew your food with your mouth open. Others may not care. Same difference, I think.

I think I agree. If she's talking to you or if you have her over as company, then you should be paying attention to her and what she says. It's disrespectful to text while she's talking to you. Even if she's not talking, she's still your family, your elder, and your guest. When she's around, you can respect her wishes and put the phone away. Your friends will be okay if they don't hear from you for a few hours. Heck, they'll be okay if they don't hear from you for a few days.

Its understandable. Your grandmother and some if not most of the old folks are close minded persons. It will be really hard to convince them. So if she feels that you are disrespecting her by texting in front of her then I suggest you don't do that anymore. Just text somewhere else.