Assuming they’re old enough to have a phone, obviously.

I have to send my daughter reminders to do things all the time because she’s extremely forgetful. She’s not annoyed by that, she’s asked me to do it. And whenever I send her one, I get a read receipt and no reply. And I’ve told her a bunch of times that it’s rude to not reply to texts like that, but she keeps doing it.

It’s driving me crazy. She’s a good kid, but why doesn’t she return texts?!

  • Eheran@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Did you ask her what the reason is? You told her it is rude, what did she say? Is this actually a big deal for you?

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      1 year ago

      She says, “I know, I’m sorry.”

      It’s not a big deal, it’s just irritating. I wondered if it was a kid thing these days.

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        1 year ago

        They probably don’t mean to. Reminder texts help a lot. If you have an iPhone you can also just react to your own message to throw another notification at them.

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        1 year ago

        Time to dial the cringe to 100 when you talk to them. Make them respond with a good ol’ ‘the fuck?’