Computer Mediated Communication- Sister

For my first blog I'm going to write about my sister who is recently going through a divorce. Our main way of communicating is computer mediated communication (CMC). With both of our busy lifestyles that is the most efficient way to communicate. Through CMC even though it's not vocally expressed she can still get the message I'm relaying to her and how she should take it. Through the Internet we still feel very connected. Although there is nothing as personal as face to face communication it's convenient with our lifestyles. Some times I enjoy CMC rather that face to face communication. Through an email there is no awkwardness, no silence and you can think before you type something. One of my weak points is one of the seven core competencies: "holding up my end of the communication. I'm a much better listener than talker so email is defiantly my preferred way of communication. 160 I think that my sister enjoys talking to me because it fulfills her social and identity needs. Socially she needs to communicate with me for companionship and to escape from her everyday stresses. I believe she needs me to help her find her identity again. I think that she lost who she was during her marriage, now single and alone she doesn't know who she has become as an individual .