Mixed Messages?
I missed school today because I was really sick. I emailed Rosa and told her I had a really high fever and couldn’t stop throwing up. Rosa emailed me back and said “ursosic!” She likes that expression, but it really confuses me. Another time we were IM’ing and I told her that I had seen this really gross cockroach that was as big as a rat in the girls locker room.  She IM’d the same thing back... “ursosic!”... and this time I thought she was insulting me for saying something gross. I don’t know. Online communication and text messaging can be misleading. It’s easy to confuse when someone is joking or being serious ‘cause you can’t see the person’s facial expressions or  body language. I worry that sometimes my cyber-connections are hurtful rather thank helpful.