Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:18
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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?
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:18
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.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.
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.
Yeah, that’s a scenario that’s likely to happen 🙄 and totally negates the usefulness of DND.
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:17
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.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.
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.
That's a fairly unusual circumstance. We also still have a house phone, hopefully my kid would be smart enough to call that one.
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:16
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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?
NP. While I agree that everyone should just use DND if they don’t want to be woken by a text, I take issue with those thinking “every adult must be awake by 8am”. Not every adult is a morning person. I’m a night owl and so is my husband. We naturally go to bed late and sleep late if we have the choice. If my kids didn’t wake me up by 8, I could definitely sleep til 10-11. And there’s nothing wrong with that. There’s nothing virtuous about being up early.
You’re just lazy
No, I’m not. I work very hard at my job and taking care of my kids and our house. I’m just naturally a night owl. Like I said, waking up early isn’t virtuous. I get done just as much if not more than anyone else during the hours I’m awake. I often work late at night when everyone else is sleeping…those lazy fools 😆
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:16
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Wow I'm a nanny and keep in touch with many former employers-I always send them at HMD text and close friends and family as well. I don't send them at 8 in the morning but it never occured to me these texts might be unwelcome. Maybe I need to rethink this.
Please don't. I enjoy hearing from former nannies, and so do my (now college aged) kids.
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:15
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.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.
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.
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:13
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:13
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
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
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:12
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.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.
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.
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:10
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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?
NP. While I agree that everyone should just use DND if they don’t want to be woken by a text, I take issue with those thinking “every adult must be awake by 8am”. Not every adult is a morning person. I’m a night owl and so is my husband. We naturally go to bed late and sleep late if we have the choice. If my kids didn’t wake me up by 8, I could definitely sleep til 10-11. And there’s nothing wrong with that. There’s nothing virtuous about being up early.
You’re just lazy
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:08
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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?
NP. While I agree that everyone should just use DND if they don’t want to be woken by a text, I take issue with those thinking “every adult must be awake by 8am”. Not every adult is a morning person. I’m a night owl and so is my husband. We naturally go to bed late and sleep late if we have the choice. If my kids didn’t wake me up by 8, I could definitely sleep til 10-11. And there’s nothing wrong with that. There’s nothing virtuous about being up early.
Anonymous
05/12/2025 11:02
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.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.
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.
Anonymous
05/12/2025 10:41
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
You can override DND for specific contacts! There! You learned something new today! Technology! It's amazing!Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.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.
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?
Anonymous
05/12/2025 10:35
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.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.
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?
Anonymous
05/12/2025 10:35
Subject: Don't text at 8 AM to say Happy Mothers Day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
My youngest is 3 and dh and I normally wake at 9 or 9:30 on the weekends. Even the 3 year old knows not to wake mommy. My 5 and 7 year old get her a yogurt and they all play together in the basement.