Before Keith Snoop leaves his Marion home for work early in the morning, he logs onto his computer and sends his sleeping wife, Angela, an e-mail letting her know when he may be home and what he’s got going on in the day.Later, when Angela Snoop reads the e-mail, she’ll reply with any updates she may have or schedule changes for the couple’s two boys.If there’s something they need to talk about out of earshot from the boys, the Snoops, both 30, will take advantage of time spent checking individual e-mail — Angela Snoop on the home computer, Keith Snoop on his laptop, both in the living room — and send each other instant messages.“It is very helpful that way,” said Angela Snoop. “We can talk about anything and they’ve got no clue. They always seem to pick up things we say when we don’t want them to hear.” The Snoops are part of a growing number of people who are turning to electronics for communication.
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