Phone Phobic

Hello, my name is Therese, and I am phone phobic. There. I said it. I know some of you know what I mean. I have a really hard time talking on the phone. If I have never called someone before, like a new friend or a blogging buddy, I find it extremely difficult to make that jump. I figure that they are too busy or truly just won't want to hear from me (yes, I am insecure like that-I always have been). Once I make that first contact, I am pretty good, but that first leap of faith takes a lot from me.

So, there have been some blogging buddies that I have been dying to meet. My friend, Evy, for example is one (along with her daughter, Karyn). I didn't have to go through that total discomfort I feel at being the first one to call. She had an email/FB issue about a year ago, and her daughter called me, and then she called. Issue taken care of. We don't talk often (need to do that more, Evy!), but I have no problem calling my dear friend and bloggy Gramma to my children.

I have the same issue with people I know in real life. I am kind of up-front about it-usually. Takes me forever to make that leap. It is really hard for me to offer my phone number or cell as a result (Kristina-if you read this, it took a lot of courage to offer you my cell number!).

In today's world of technology, though, I find my way around things. I don't need to call. I can email. I can text. I can facebook.  I don't NEED to call. I kind of think this is a problem though. I think it makes life very impersonal.

For whatever reason, though, today I felt encouraged. I decided to take the bull by the horns so to speak. I received a postcard from another dear blogging friend, Nancy that she sent while in Rome. It meant a lot to me, and the beginning on the front was, "Do not be afraid." So I called. I also called Jamie. She and I have been making plans to talk for a while-like over a year. I mustered up all my courage to make these two calls...and no one was home. UGH!