So, I love my sister, but we’re so different. I can’t even begin to explain all the ways in which we are different. But, I do have a great visual to illustrate it. It’s a sample text message I received from her just this morning. Heather doesn’t communicate very well. She hates to be “chatty;” she’s not the fun type to go out with on a girl’s night. She’s not one to use a lot of exclamation points in her messages. She’s straight to the point. Sometimes I don’t know how to read that. Like in this message about watching my daughter this weekend. When she messages back, “She can stay with me,” I can’t tell if that’s exciting for her or if it makes her mad (like I’ve now ruined her Friday evening). She gives no other details, no emojis to express her feelings more fully. And when I’ve asked her about it, she’ll say she just doesn’t like using all of that stuff when texting. Of course, I have tons of exclamation points. I use emojis when I text because I feel like it gives people a better understanding of my thought process (or at least the feelings behind what I have to say). I really wish she’d take a hint because I have no idea sometimes where she stands on things. Here’s the text:
