An unfortunate vulnerability of mine. I wouldn't trade it for the world though.
Chana, you sound like an idiot when you "txt spk". I dont see how using 3 letter abbreviations instead of 4 letter words helps you to "blow off steam" any more effectively- but it is certainly effective in terms of making you sound unintelligible and ditzy, qualities which, as you have seen, will not serve you well here.
Anyway, it's an improvement in both of you.
What do you find so gratifying about using multiple exclamation points and terms like "dude" every few words? Do you consider it to be your signature style... your "swagga".. what? I'm genuinely curious. I txt with several people, and while abbreviations are common, none of them speak as you do.
It is a pre-fabricated mask. And a poorly fashioned one, at that. My question is, why do you use it so consistently?