Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day

[Anonymous]

For me, I put my phone on DND. But my 76 year old mother, for example, does not use this feature, and would not want 8am texts.

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Anonymous wrote:How clueless and rude. I don't need your insipid text with heart and bouquet emojis. Let me sleep. Let me clean up the sloppy breakfast my kids made for me. Let me just have a Sunday morning.

Good grief. You need to Google how to set the DND which you can override so that certain people can always reach you. How awful to have people sending you nice wishes. That's really terrible.

You don't know what people are going through. Not everyone has the luxury of setting DND. Why don't you schedule your text and send it at a decent hour?

wtf. Setting DND so that only certain people’s calls/texts will alert you is not a “luxury”; it's just understanding how to use your phone. You can set it so that, for instance, your spouse and parents and kids can always get through the DND but no one else can.

I know someone who did that. Their kid was mugged and had their phone stolen, and couldn't contact the parents using their friend's phone because the friend's number was blocked by DND.

This. DND only allows certain numbers, which defeats the whole point of being able to contact someone in an emergency

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Anonymous wrote:SNL needs to do a sketch about this as a PSA to the clueless.

While you can send an email at any time of the day or night, you simply cannot call or text someone late at night or first thing in the morning unless it’s an emergency. Period.

Why can't you send a text to someone late at night or first thing in the morning?

Why are you so lazy about your phone settings? Do you not have friends and family that ever travel? Live in different time zones? Don't work a 9-5, or DO work a 9-5, but are busy during the work day?

You might want to rethink when you text since it sounds like you might be annoying your family, friends, coworkers, etc.

ICYMI: it’s really rude (and weird) to randomly text someone at 8am on a weekend. Period.

And doubling down to defend the bizarre behavior while attempting to shift the blame to the recipient for not silencing their phone underscores cluelessness.

DP. Nah, your stance is the weird one. 8:00? What time are you grown-ass adults sleeping in til?

I’m trying to envision this make-believe world where parents are asleep at 8am and I’m failing.

Me. I have 3 kids: 10, 9, and 7. They sleep late, always have. I had to wake my 10 year old up at 10:30 yesterday to go to brunch.

What time do they go to bed? How does that work with school?

They go to bed late too around 9:30-10. I’m just talking about the weekends. On school days they go to bed by 8:30 and we wake them up at 8:30. But naturally they are late risers and don’t get sleepy til late. Been like that since they were babies. Some people are just wired that way.

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Anonymous wrote:How clueless and rude. I don't need your insipid text with heart and bouquet emojis. Let me sleep. Let me clean up the sloppy breakfast my kids made for me. Let me just have a Sunday morning.

Good grief. You need to Google how to set the DND which you can override so that certain people can always reach you. How awful to have people sending you nice wishes. That's really terrible.

You don't know what people are going through. Not everyone has the luxury of setting DND. Why don't you schedule your text and send it at a decent hour?

We can’t help it if you’re too stupid to figure this out. That’s on you.

Are you too stupid to schedule send your text?

You're out of touch. People are texting and emailing from time zones across the globe. The expectation is that people send as is convenient or natural for them and everyone manages their notifications. The only exception is very elderly people who have minimal tech skills. They're usually smart enough to just turn the cell phone off if they don't wish to be bothered though.

I don't think you understand how the technology works. You can schedule a TEXT (just like email) to be sent at a later time. You can choose a specific date and time for the text to be delivered automatically.

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Anonymous wrote:How clueless and rude. I don't need your insipid text with heart and bouquet emojis. Let me sleep. Let me clean up the sloppy breakfast my kids made for me. Let me just have a Sunday morning.

Good grief. You need to Google how to set the DND which you can override so that certain people can always reach you. How awful to have people sending you nice wishes. That's really terrible.

You don't know what people are going through. Not everyone has the luxury of setting DND. Why don't you schedule your text and send it at a decent hour?

wtf. Setting DND so that only certain people’s calls/texts will alert you is not a “luxury”; it's just understanding how to use your phone. You can set it so that, for instance, your spouse and parents and kids can always get through the DND but no one else can.

I know someone who did that. Their kid was mugged and had their phone stolen, and couldn't contact the parents using their friend's phone because the friend's number was blocked by DND.

This. DND only allows certain numbers, which defeats the whole point of being able to contact someone in an emergency

You can also set it that DND will be broken if the same number calls/texts more than once (bc that indicates something urgent/emergency). So this is an easy one to get around.

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Anonymous wrote:How clueless and rude. I don't need your insipid text with heart and bouquet emojis. Let me sleep. Let me clean up the sloppy breakfast my kids made for me. Let me just have a Sunday morning.

Good grief. You need to Google how to set the DND which you can override so that certain people can always reach you. How awful to have people sending you nice wishes. That's really terrible.

You don't know what people are going through. Not everyone has the luxury of setting DND. Why don't you schedule your text and send it at a decent hour?

wtf. Setting DND so that only certain people’s calls/texts will alert you is not a “luxury”; it's just understanding how to use your phone. You can set it so that, for instance, your spouse and parents and kids can always get through the DND but no one else can.

You are so clueless. Some people are first responders. Some people have parents in hospice. Some people are on call. Get out of your privilege bubble

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Anonymous wrote:How clueless and rude. I don't need your insipid text with heart and bouquet emojis. Let me sleep. Let me clean up the sloppy breakfast my kids made for me. Let me just have a Sunday morning.

Good grief. You need to Google how to set the DND which you can override so that certain people can always reach you. How awful to have people sending you nice wishes. That's really terrible.

You don't know what people are going through. Not everyone has the luxury of setting DND. Why don't you schedule your text and send it at a decent hour?

wtf. Setting DND so that only certain people’s calls/texts will alert you is not a “luxury”; it's just understanding how to use your phone. You can set it so that, for instance, your spouse and parents and kids can always get through the DND but no one else can.

I know someone who did that. Their kid was mugged and had their phone stolen, and couldn't contact the parents using their friend's phone because the friend's number was blocked by DND.

This. DND only allows certain numbers, which defeats the whole point of being able to contact someone in an emergency

You can also set it that DND will be broken if the same number calls/texts more than once (bc that indicates something urgent/emergency). So this is an easy one to get around.

Yes so easy that my room parent group chat blew up and broke through my DND with endless "loved", "liked", and thumbs up responses to HMD bouquet heart emojis at the crack of dawn

[Anonymous]

Some of you are really just a bunch of miserable people who don't seem to appreciate anything. Reading DCUM never fails to make me realize how nasty most of you are.

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to not be a grinch, but why is anyone but my kids and maybe my mom wishing me a happy mothers day? I really don't need any other outsiders wishing me a happy mothers day. It's just kind of weird. It's not like Thanksgiving, it's just a holiday between kids and their mothers.

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Anonymous wrote:How clueless and rude. I don't need your insipid text with heart and bouquet emojis. Let me sleep. Let me clean up the sloppy breakfast my kids made for me. Let me just have a Sunday morning.

Good grief. You need to Google how to set the DND which you can override so that certain people can always reach you. How awful to have people sending you nice wishes. That's really terrible.

You don't know what people are going through. Not everyone has the luxury of setting DND. Why don't you schedule your text and send it at a decent hour?

wtf. Setting DND so that only certain people’s calls/texts will alert you is not a “luxury”; it's just understanding how to use your phone. You can set it so that, for instance, your spouse and parents and kids can always get through the DND but no one else can.

You are so clueless. Some people are first responders. Some people have parents in hospice. Some people are on call. Get out of your privilege bubble

DP. So set your alerts accordingly.

You claim pp has privilege, but what about people who don't work 9-5 jobs? Sometimes people work the night shift - and that's when they can be responsive.

Honestly I think some people in life just never take accountability. You alone are responsible for your phone alerts. Deal.

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Anonymous wrote:How clueless and rude. I don't need your insipid text with heart and bouquet emojis. Let me sleep. Let me clean up the sloppy breakfast my kids made for me. Let me just have a Sunday morning.

Good grief. You need to Google how to set the DND which you can override so that certain people can always reach you. How awful to have people sending you nice wishes. That's really terrible.

You don't know what people are going through. Not everyone has the luxury of setting DND. Why don't you schedule your text and send it at a decent hour?

wtf. Setting DND so that only certain people’s calls/texts will alert you is not a “luxury”; it's just understanding how to use your phone. You can set it so that, for instance, your spouse and parents and kids can always get through the DND but no one else can.

I know someone who did that. Their kid was mugged and had their phone stolen, and couldn't contact the parents using their friend's phone because the friend's number was blocked by DND.

This. DND only allows certain numbers, which defeats the whole point of being able to contact someone in an emergency

Then you get a land line, and have people call that in your emergency situation from a random phone number.

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Anonymous wrote:How clueless and rude. I don't need your insipid text with heart and bouquet emojis. Let me sleep. Let me clean up the sloppy breakfast my kids made for me. Let me just have a Sunday morning.

Good grief. You need to Google how to set the DND which you can override so that certain people can always reach you. How awful to have people sending you nice wishes. That's really terrible.

You don't know what people are going through. Not everyone has the luxury of setting DND. Why don't you schedule your text and send it at a decent hour?

wtf. Setting DND so that only certain people’s calls/texts will alert you is not a “luxury”; it's just understanding how to use your phone. You can set it so that, for instance, your spouse and parents and kids can always get through the DND but no one else can.

I know someone who did that. Their kid was mugged and had their phone stolen, and couldn't contact the parents using their friend's phone because the friend's number was blocked by DND.

This. DND only allows certain numbers, which defeats the whole point of being able to contact someone in an emergency

Then you get a land line, and have people call that in your emergency situation from a random phone number.

Ridiculous! You will do all kinds of mental contortions but not simply schedule your text within normal times

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Anonymous wrote:The Op has a point. The HMD texts are not coming from her kids. They are coming from outsiders who she is not the mom to. People have over sensationalized this made up holiday. Let the kids treat mom today. Have you noticed how every mom friend, sister, aunt, etc. send these HMD texts? It’s gone over board. I can see how that irritated the Op.

NP and I agree. It’s one thing to hear from my own mother, my MIL, and my sister. Maybe an aunt or two. But I really don’t need to hear from friends and *old coworkers.* Like, just focus on your own mom and people close to you! I don’t need junk texts from every corner of my extended acquaintence.

You’ve got that “get off my lawn” vibe. Just very negative and crotchety. “Junk texts” from people who obviously hold you in high regard? Geez.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm trying to not be a grinch, but why is anyone but my kids and maybe my mom wishing me a happy mothers day? I really don't need any other outsiders wishing me a happy mothers day. It's just kind of weird. It's not like Thanksgiving, it's just a holiday between kids and their mothers.

But you are a grinch. I don’t GAF about Mother’s Day - I never remember when it falls and don’t need any special celebration but I can’t imagine wasting even a second looking askance at people who thought of me and took the time to send positive regards. I don’t find that weird at all. I find this “grinchiness” weird, though.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s so weird for women to wish other women HMD.

It’s a holiday for kids to celebrate their moms/grandmothers. Period.

Agree. I got three texts from friends.

I also find it weird when grandparents send grand kids Valentine's Day wishes

How do you HAVE friends? I truly don’t understand.