It always seems that when we kids find something that we enjoy, adults come along and make it lame. Take texting. We all do it. It’s easy, it’s quick, and you don’t even have to spell out the whole word. According to The New York Times, it’s becoming a problem for the youth of today.

Why is it becoming a problem?

Idk, but it is.

Seriously though, texting can be annoying at times -- when you’re in class and you hear the chorus of every Lil Wayne song, or when you’re in the movies and all you hear is the vibrating of someone’s phone. Is that headline news? I think not.

The New York Times says that texting may cause your thumbs to hurt and may cause sleeping problems. I say, if you’re texting to the point that your thumbs hurt, then maybe it is time for you to start dialing and use that voice of yours. As far as causing you sleeping problems? Hello -- turn your phone off and go to sleep! Personally, I send and receive about 80 to one hundred texts a day. To some, that’s very little (for instance, this 13-year-old).

The main negative to texting is when people argue with you over the phone. They show their anger by cursing and by texting in CAPITAL LETTERS. This annoys me because I can't hear them, so don't really know what they mean. For all I know, they could just be typing in caps. How am I supposed to know they’re mad?

Most of the time, though, texting isn't a big deal. It’s just a popular way of communicating today. Ultimately, adults are going to have to learn that it’s something we kids do.

Take a look at this video Youth Radio put together to find out more about what teens are texting.