How They Chose These Words

The situation that sticks out the most in my mind about this topic is an argument with my parents.  It was about me dating people; my mom would not have it. On the surface, it seemed that they did not approve of my girlfriend. I had many verbal discussion with them to see what the reasons were as well as convey my opinion upon them. I prefer to speak rather than write. I find it difficult to convey the right mood and tone in writing. Sometimes its rather hard to pick out if they are mad or sarcastic. The only time I find myself writing a letter to someone is through email, which is for convenience reasons.