Spark 02: text only

[realmenknitplushies]

Hi. Got a question. It's more for people who've been here longer, but if anyone's got advice, it's cool.

Can't really believe I'm asking this, but - does anyone have any ideas for what to do when you miss your family? I try to talk to ma, but it doesn't always work. And I can't just keep ringing home.

[Yeah, if anyone's seen Kanji shouting into a phone, that's what he means by 'doesn't work'.]

I mean, I'm alright. It's not a big deal overall. But any tips?

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[frigokinetic]

[Oh.]

[Well, this post hurt in a lot of ways Elsa really wasn't expecting.]

I am... notoriously bad at speaking with family, myself.

But I think that you should always let them know you love them. Even if you just write a letter every so often.

[realmenknitplushies]

I try. I'm not much good at talking to her. Never have been.

[He was never much good at talking to dad, either, something that still gets at him to this day...]

But letters, huh. I guess that could work.

[frigokinetic]

Sometimes you can express yourself better in words on a page, because you have plenty of time to think before you write them.

I write letters to my sister sometimes.

[Well, actually, she's been writing letters to her sister for years... she's only just now begun sending them.]

[realmenknitplushies]

You do?

And that makes sense. Hell, I guess I kind of wrote this for that kind of reason.

[Well, and he didn't want to show his face on camera asking something so wussy.]

[frigokinetic]

Yes. We didn't speak when I was younger, and then I left for America.

So letters are really my best option.

[She knows about this "Skype" thing that people have on computers, but modern technology is a bit unfamiliar for her - especially in the dosage that Americans receive.]

[realmenknitplushies]

I kind of get that feeling.

What sort of things do you write about? If I'm okay asking.

[frigokinetic]

Well, I talk about how it is here, because she wants to know everything, always. Particularly about the food and culture. I ask about how she's doing back home; she had just met her boyfriend at the time, so I ask about him (they're still together)...

Things like that.

[realmenknitplushies]

Huh. Yeah, those all make sense. Sounds like you've got a lot to write about.

[frigokinetic]

I'm sure you do, too. You could ask her what's happening back home.

[realmenknitplushies]

She'll probably start wondering why I'm asking. But... I do kind of worry that she's doing alright, too. I should ask.

[frigokinetic]

Yes, I think you should. And if she wonders, why not just tell her the truth?

[realmenknitplushies]

I guess I could. I just don't want her to start worrying instead.

[frigokinetic]

Because you wrote? Why would she do that?

[realmenknitplushies]

I mean if I tell her I've been unhappy, she'll worry.

[frigokinetic]

Oh. I see.

I have no advice for that, I'm sorry.

[realmenknitplushies]

Eh, it's alright. It's just one of those things.