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how do i send an emal message to a text number when i do they get weird charachters

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when i sent an email to a text message number using Thunderbird and get a response from the person i sent it to i get weird characters. how do i configure my thunderbrd mail to sent texts with out the person i am sendng to getting strange characters like this.*hey mom does not feel well enough to go to today. I cancelled my gym because i am battling a cold and do not want to spread it./ Maybe some other time ok* see the A with weird thing on top. Their response does not have that weird charachters. this is their reply in my thunderbird email Well, rest up! I'm tired too, and I'll probably go back to sleep! my text to her her response is not like that she is sending from a phone i am from a pc

when i sent an email to a text message number using Thunderbird and get a response from the person i sent it to i get weird characters. how do i configure my thunderbrd mail to sent texts with out the person i am sendng to getting strange characters like this.*hey mom does not feel well enough to go to today. I cancelled my gym because i am battling a cold and do not want to spread it./ Maybe some other time ok* see the A with weird thing on top. Their response does not have that weird charachters. this is their reply in my thunderbird email Well, rest up! I'm tired too, and I'll probably go back to sleep! my text to her her response is not like that she is sending from a phone i am from a pc
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the a bove shot is what i sent the one here is what she sent me no weird characters but as i stayed hers was from a phone mine from my desktop computer where i am acessing it from a desk top icon but it it through comcast mail Ismap comcast