Living apart from family can be very difficult at times. Two of my sisters live in Florida and another in Texas. My son, now a young adult, lives in Tennessee near his father and sisters. My sisters who live in Florida get to spend quite a bit of time together, and it’s hard to not be a wee bit jealous of that time they get together. As far as my son goes, well, lets just say it’s a total bummer not getting to hug him everyday. No matter how old our kids get, they never stop being our babies. And I miss that big kid something terrible.
Many years ago, I lived all over the country as a young military spouse. And I’m sure that I’m aging myself by saying this, but Skype video calling didn’t exist yet. I found myself feeling very disconnected from my friends and family. Fast forward to today, and although the miles are still between us, I feel like my relationships are closer and better than ever thanks in great part to Skype.
Having the ability to both see and listen as we share the events of the day, swap stories, share secrets, and tell jokes is priceless. Video calling has helped me to maintain relationships and feel like I’m not missing out on quite so much.
{My son coming in close for a discussion while we Skype.}
I just love it when my son pops in for a quick video chat just to say hello or goodnight. What mother wouldn’t love to see that face? A video call will never replace having my son back home with me, but it certainly is the next best thing.
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We use Skype all of the time w/ grandparents. My little man is growing so quickly and they can’t visit, so they love to see him on Skype. It’s always a fun time.
Skype is one of the best inventions ever- my friends hubby was in Afghanistan for 2 years but they were able to Skype almost daily 🙂
I’ve never used Skype before, all of my family live pretty close to me, but I think it’s neat to be able to see and talk to your loved ones like that 🙂
Our family <3's skype! it was a blessing to have during my hubbies year deployment overseas!
Fortunately, I live close to all of my family. But Skype has been a fun way to keep in touch with my blogging friends scattered throughout the US.
Skype has been our savior with my family overseas. We feel like we haven’t missed to much of my little cousins growing up.
It’s like a virtual hug from the ones we love!
Gosh yes I do remember what is was like before Skype. Our family uses it all the time
We use Skype to keep in touch with our entire family! Living so far away from loved ones can be hard, but Skype totally helps keep us stay close to our family!
We have friends in Hong Kong and Skype is an awesome way to keep in touch! We also have a lot of family out of state and it is great for the kids to be able to see them face to face.