Denial to acceptance via Skype

Sometimes we need to hit our challenges first then understand our acceptance. The other day, I was beginning a first time skype with a female teenager across the seas. From hello, how are you, I could sense the denial, or in her words, this will be the biggest waste of time. Skyping for the first time can be a challenge for anyone, regardless of their comfort level, and cultural considerations. I spoke with the family via phone a week ago, but did not get the opportunity to talk to the teenager. The story continues with myself asking questions and searching for a way into this young persons thoughts. After 15 minuets of gathering the collateral information from her perspective, her phone goes off. I politely told her to answer it. She said it was a tweet. I then explained to her that I was not privy to the twitter world, and I was kind of scared of that new type of media outlet. She, laughed out loud, I mean, laughed hard, really hard. I asked her what was so amusing? She replies that your suppose to be this professional and you can skype but you don't tweet, really? I looked at her, moved my office chair up to the monitor, and asked if this was a deal breaker. Then she laughed so hard, that I began to laugh! Now this laugh, was different this time in this writer's opinion. The first laugh was at me, but this one was together. Immediately, I asked her if she ever laughed like this when she was using? She said no way, and that using made her forget about her secrets. We then began to talk, and soon the denial began to work it's way out. A small form of acceptance was taking place, and we both could feel it. It was almost time to end the skype session, and I could hear her father in the background. As I began to thank her for her time, she began to say this. I'm tweeting that I skyped and I feel accepted. Stay in your health, stay in the moment.