My mom was doing a huge favor the other day by coming over and watching my son, Al#3. He’s only four, so whenever his sitter can’t watch him, we have to scramble for childcare. Luckily for us, my mom was available.

Whenever she comes over I offer her a cup of coffee so we can sit and chat about what’s going on with everyone in our family. With Easter approaching she wanted to solidify our Easter plans. My cousin wanted to have everybody including my family over to his girlfriends place for an Easter egg hunt. I happily agreed to bring the kids.

I told my mom that I was writing about all of today’s communication  barriers. It’s my opinion that cell phones, e-mail and the like only end up creating barriers. She agreed, and then related a story that struck me as even more scary: Kids are no longer talking to each other!

Sure, Kids today are texting, e-mailing, instant messaging and such, but they’re not actually having a live in the flesh conversation. Are their relationships, are their marriages even more doomed than today’s 50% marriage failure rate (50% divorce rate)? Only time will tell.

I personally don’t hold out  much hope. Even with solid communication skills, couples can lose track of their marriage by not spending time together. Less time together inevitably leads to communication breakdowns, which then leads to a greater chance of relationship break-ups.

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