The joy of text
Dec. 22nd, 2024 12:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrewduckerTo encourage Sophia's reading and writing we set her up with a locked-down chat application (Kinzoo).
With the result that she just video-called me at the shops because I was "taking ages". And then sent me this.
With the result that she just video-called me at the shops because I was "taking ages". And then sent me this.
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Date: 2024-12-22 12:57 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2024-12-22 02:57 pm (UTC)Times have changed. At least sometimes in a good way.
I remember short weekly ship to shore calls with my dad when he was away offshore (for weeks and months sometimes). But they were very short.
"I love you" isn't a thing any of us ever say either. But maybe we would have texted it...
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Date: 2024-12-22 07:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-12-22 08:35 pm (UTC)(How) do you ensure she doesn't use another app ?
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Date: 2024-12-23 07:32 am (UTC)The app requires unique numbers to add each other, and I get a notification if she does.
The phone has a kids account associated with it, and both Jane and I get emails when she installs anything.
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Date: 2024-12-24 04:09 am (UTC)Do you have a backup system in place so you can preserve all of these little gems, or is it manual?