How to Respond to Texts

Have you ever been in the situation where a certain person has sent you a text/bbm/iMessage/WhatsApp etc. and you have read it and immediately felt obliged to reply for some reason, but you just don't know what to write? Well fear no more, as I have compiled the ideal responses to many messages that you may receive over the course of your life.

This especially applies to those with bbm, iMessage and WhatsApp as the sender can see when you've read it.

Message From: PARENT

1) Please don't be home late and be sensible

Reply: Of course mummy/daddy. (delete as appropriate) Always.

2) Did I already give you your pocket money this month?

Reply: Not that I remember. I think you still owe me last month's as well.

3) Could you please buy some milk on your way home? I know you have money because you tweeted a picture of your Starbucks earlier.

Reply: That was a picture from ages ago obviously, I never buy Starbucks, no money sorry.

*buys extra hot Gingerbread Latte with soy milk*

4) I won't be at home this evening, please do your homework and don't watch any TV.

Reply: I haven't watched TV in ages, of course I'll do all of my homework, stop pestering me. Don't you trust me?

Message From: SIBLING

1) Can I borrow your _____?

Reply: NO

2) Do you have my _____?

Reply: NO

3) Do you know where the ______ is?

Reply: NO

Message From: BEST FRIEND

1) *inside joke* *inside joke* *banter* *inside joke* *banter* *quote from TV show* *sarcastic emoticon*

Reply: Haha and *banter* *inside joke* *inside joke* *humorous tweet* *sarcastic text language* *inside joke*

2) Have you don't the history homework?

Reply: cba

3) Have you revised for the Chemistry test?

Reply: Nah, I'll do it during the breaks in Wizards of Waverly Place.

Message From: MEMBER OF OPPOSITE SEX (not that I'm the expert here...)

1) Hi x

Reply: hi

Message From: PERSON YOU BARELY KNOW

1) Hey, do u kno wot the bio hwk woz? Thanx (name)

[After decoding their cryptic message] So sorry, left it at school. Try asking (other person in class whom the pressure is now on). Sorry again x

2) Hi, are you free this weekend? X

Reply: sorry, who is this?

3) Heyyy I got a blackberry add meeee (bbm pin)

Reply: *none, because you are too busy adding them on bbm. More contacts for you!*

Message From: OVERKEEN NEIGHBOUR

1) Hi! I was wondering if you were free this Friday?! It would be fun if we did something cause we live so near each other!

Reply: Aww sounds great but I'm busy this Friday. And Saturday. And Sunday. And every weekend after that; my parents are so pushy and they're making me work so hard! Sorry.

2) I'm outside your house! Forgot my keys! Your mum said I was welcome anytime! Let me in! I can see your bedroom light on!

Reply: Actually no-one's home, we keep my bedroom light on to deter burglars. Home security and all. Try the other neighbours...

3) OMG I saw you today as you were walking down our road! I waved but you didn't wave back! I shouted your name but you didn't turn around! LOL. Good times!!
Reply: Sorry, I wasn't wearing my glasses and had my noise-cancelling headphones in.

4) We have run out of food at our house! Can I come round and borrow some pasta from your house!? Or any food really! We don't want to go hungry! HAHA
Reply: I would love for you to but we don't keep food in our house. None at all. It's for religious reasons, please don't question it.


I'm sure you are bound to receive texts that I haven't included, maybe even from different people that I haven't included, who knows. However, hopefully you can select bits from the above replies and put them together to form an appropriate response to someone should an uncovered situation arise.
I hope this post has helped you with your texting etiquette and you were able to relate to some of the received texts.

M x

PS. I definitely did not write this in the Wizards of Waverly Place breaks. Everyone knows they are about 30 seconds long.
It was the Victorious breaks obviously.