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Dry texting: The meaning behind teens’ short texts

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It can start like this. A parent spends five chaotic minutes crafting the perfect text to their tween. It’s short. Thoughtful. Not too cringey. The reply? “kk” There’s a term for this kind of ultra-short response: dry texting. And while these responses can feel like a brush-off, researchers say they’re usually something else entirely,

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