Communicating with My Husband Via Cell Phone

Welcome back!

Continuing my cross blog conversation with Amy from Family On the Phone.com She asks,

Now Alyssa, tell me about your husband’s cell phone use? Did he ever get another Blackberry like you did or has he stuck with his Nokia Flip Phone? How important is your cell phone to communication with him?

I am pretty glad I took a few days to answer this question, because now my answer is more meaningful than it would have been a few days prior. Starting on Thursday my husband began helping with the search for an escaped convict. He is a probation / parole officer which is a state position and is often out “Searching” for parolees, but this time he was involved in a manhunt for an escaped prisoner. He ended up searching for him for over 24 hrs with little to no sleep.

Meanwhile, I am home with 3 children. Having him have a cell phone, even though it was his Nokia flip phone, was a luxury. He was able to text me and let me know he was ok and keep me up to date on his status. I am thankful for our cell phones and the ability it gives us to communicate. Most of the time we text rather than call, but we do call each other at least once a day on the phones.

Now, it’s my turn to ask Amy a question.

Amy, I know you have older children. Do they all have cell phones? How do they play into your communication with your children.