who in your life does this?? aarrgghhhh

[ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba]

DH has such form for sending several messages in quick succession, instead of just one.
I hate the constant pinging, especially when I'm doing something else and a string of messages every 2 secs keep interrupting me.

He's just taken DS3 for an ear check up, then sent 5 messages within 1 min:
"just been seen"
"ear's fine"
"drum healed"
"all good"
"coming shortly"

🙄 is it hard to combine those words in one message?
I guess action speaks louder than asking again to stop so I sent this back.
🤣

tell me, who else does this?

Mine doesn’t do that but does answer to tell me he’ll call me back as he’s busy, then calls back in 5 mins.. just don’t answer if you can’t talk?! You get family do the many messages thing - it is annoying!

So annoying. I am so tempted to do lots of separate posts but sitting on my hands. Could you respond to each one individually just to make a point?

My DD (19) has a habit of doing this. I think it is to make sure she gets my attention! Thinking about it, she doesn't do it to her DF!

Turn your ringer off
It's madness to have message sounds switched on in 2021

I realised that I do this - I think I’ve turned text messaging into instant messaging. So I just post conversational bits back and forth like I would with whatsapp or Slack.

My sister does this! I don't know if it's her kids interrupting or what but a simple message ends up as about 10 and I've often started to reply without getting the whole thing. If they're going to do this I think the last message should at least say 'message ends' or something so you know where you are!

One of my work mates does this. I thought my irritation was just me being an old fart (she's about 20 years younger than me)!

It's
So
You
Hang
On
His
Every
Word
As
It
Is
Law.

I don't know anyone who does that.

When DH is at work he will send an emoji reply when I've sent a paragraph asking a question 😂

@Caerus

Mine doesn’t do that but does answer to tell me he’ll call me back as he’s busy, then calls back in 5 mins.. just don’t answer if you can’t talk?! You get family do the many messages thing - it is annoying!

@Careus

oh that's so annoying too.

If you're in a conversation with someone it's quite annoying to ask a straightforward question and watch for ages 'Bobby is typing...'

Def switch off the buzzer

@CloseYourEyesAndSee

Turn your ringer off It's madness to have message sounds switched on in 2021

So true!

My DD (26) lives a few hundred miles away. We're very close and speak
every day. But does she reply to text messages? Does she f*#k. Drives me mad 😂

Yes, I know someone who does this. She does put more than one word on each line but it's like a few words followed by more messages containing a few words. I don't understand it

@Pumpkinsonparade

🤣🤣
he'd told me before that it's because he wants to get the information out quickly, then he realises there's more...
it's like Columbo with his cliché doorknob questions "just one more thing.."

I know it's innocently done. but still urgh!

Voice clips on WhatsApp do my head in. Just fucking text! I'm not always somewhere I can play a voice clip.

@ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba

Yeah, but he's a keeper so forgive him this --fucking annoying habit!

I do this. But only to the kids when I'm sick of running up and down the stairs trying to wake them, or to get their attention to their phones to see my message faster.
It doesn't work on me as I keep mine on silent so they don't even try

[quote SpookyPumpkinPants]@ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba

Yeah, but he's a keeper so forgive him this --fucking annoying habit![/quote]
I know.
He's forgiven.

I just had to vent

I'm guilty of this sometimes

TBH it's laziness, or rather it's much easier to send many messages (same thing, different way of labelling it)

If l want to write a long answer in sentences and paragraphs then it is more hassle to locate the full stop, space, carriage return etc

If I just quick fire each sentence individually then it takes longer. This is especially true if I'm typing one handed

Oh l have a friend who does this
Her kids are sick so l get
Tommy sick
Saw doctor
Worried about appendix
Will keep you posted
And on it goes. I have started to reply to first message when next comes in so l don't know what l am replying to. Can be up to 20 different messages
Aaaaaaah..drives me crazy!!!!

My daughter and it drives me up the wall. I'm in a meeting and its ping ping ping.

@ParkheadParadise

I don't know anyone who does that.

When DH is at work he will send an emoji reply when I've sent a paragraph asking a question 😂

@ParkheadParadise

🤣
that's as useful as a chocolate teapot.
maybe I should start doing that in mock retaliation

Yes my friend does it!!! Sends about 6 or 7 messages literally one after the other - all about the same thing!! Often containing several photos as well relating to whatever she’s talking about. If I don’t answer she just carries on!

I spent several months gently educating my colleagues about the gift that is 'soft return' on Teams / Slack.

I absolutely LOATHE being pinged multiple times. Not good for the blood pressure.