The Most Caring Way to Start a Text Message

The power of saying ‘You don’t need to respond to this’

Rosie Spinks
Forge
Published in
3 min readMar 11, 2021

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Earlier this year, when I had Covid, people naturally checked in on me by text during my illness and recovery.

All of the messages came from a place of caring. But they all kind of stressed me out, too.

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Rosie Spinks
Forge

Writing about how to create a meaningful life in a chaotic world. Formerly a lifestyle and business reporter. Find me: rojospinks.com @rojospinks.