You know, sometimes I think technology -- my iPhone, specifically -- takes away from quality time I spend with my daughter. I'll sometimes text with friends, check my email, and take a zillion photos when the two of us are hanging out together. I know, not cool. But on the flip-side, in some aspects, technology makes me a better mom. Actually, it makes us all better moms. Here are 8 reasons why.

Out of the billion funny autocorrect fails floating around the Internet, my favorites are the ones between someone and their mom or dad. I don't know, there's just an extra awesome element of humor going on with those, especially when the parents get all worked up over the communication gone wrong.

Well, if you've ever laughed at the unintentional hilarity of an accidental text between a kid and their parents, you've GOT to see this diabolical prank comedian Nathan Fielder asked his Twitter followers to take part in. Not only did he get plenty of folks who were willing to scare the living bejesus out of their folks in the name of a joke ... they shared screenshots of the amazing results.

Lately, I've seen a bunch of interesting articles about technology addiction, which is something that fascinates me not only because I publish a technology website for parents, but also because I think it can negatively affect your relationship with your kids and your spouse.

Not being able to put your darn phone away is one thing. But this New York Times article focuses on a study that found the overuse of technology can affect our ability to connect with others.

All the more reason to think long and hard about your technology habits, especially when it comes to your marriage.

A Domino's Pizza delivery man served up a different kind of cheese to a woman who ordered from the restaurant chain recently. Shortly after a 23-year-old Georgia woman had her piping hot pies dropped off at her house, she started receiving texts. Weird texts. Unsolicited texts. Nonsensical texts from a man who called himself "$Bands$". Texts that would probably freak you out if you received them yourself.

You seriously can't make this stuff up. A woman named Laura Safe was texting her boyfriend and walked herself right into an icy canal. And no, I am not joking, her last name is really Safe. She is a radio personality in Birmingham, England and is thankfully fine. She even managed to throw her purse and phone to safety before she completely submerged. Pretty impressive!

Luckily there was someone there to lift her out of the freezing water and so the only lingering issue is her new fear of texting and some lumps of embarrassment. Safe even gave an interview (below) where you can see her describe how she managed to get tripped up and what she thinks about it now.

It is safe to say this whole texting on-the-run is becoming a hilarious and disturbing trend.

How many times do we have to be reminded just how dangerous it is to talk on the phone and/or text while driving? No matter how many accidents occur due to drivers who aren't paying attention to the road, plenty of people still refuse to put down their devices, probably because they don't think anything can actually happen to them.

As a mom who is 100 percent against talking (other than while using a hands-free calling device) and texting while I'm behind the wheel, I was pretty appalled to hear that many moms admit to talking and texting with their babies in the car.

I love texting. Call me Textasaurus Rex. Or Tyrannosaurus Text. Your choice. But I love texting. Love it, love it, love it. It's about 4,000 times easier than making an actual phone call. (Phone call? What's that, you dinosaur?) It's convenient ("What time r u gonna be home?" "7"). And it takes the awkwardness out of communicating via cell with people you're not besties with. (Have you ever been nervous to send a text? Prolly not.)

But still. There are a few annoying habits people engage in while texting -- and here r 7 of thm.

The next time you get a garbled, what-the-hell-does-this-mean text message from a friend or loved one, don't necessarily dismiss it as an autocorrect fail. Apparently there is now something called "dystexia," in which a person suffering a stroke or some other form of aphasia, a term meaning any symptom where language has difficulty being processed, can send out text messages just as screwed up as anything autocorrect can come up with. And when one 25-year-old pregnant woman recently texted her husband a bunch of gibberish, he knew enough to insist she go to the emergency room. Good thing he did!