Do you know what ‘generational group’ you fall into? There are a bunch of categories including ‘Baby Boomers,’ born between 1944-1964, ‘Gen X,’ born between 1965-1979, ‘Millennials,’ born between 1980-1994, and ‘Gen Z,’ born between 1995 and 2015. Each has its own quirks and nuances that other peer groups can’t always fathom.
One of the great dividers between the generations is how we approach technology. Most of us in the Millennial or Gen Z camps never bother using our phones to actually call people, opting to text, WhatsApp, or message through social media instead. And it’s often something those born outside of those groups just can’t wrap their heads around, it can even cause arguments.
One dad has revealed how he purposefully left his son out of a family holiday after he neglected to check his emails or answer his phone in time. After receiving backlash from other family members for his behaviour, the disgruntled father shared his story on social media asking if he was in the wrong.
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Taking to social media, He wrote: “I'm planning a family Thanksgiving vacation and a really good deal came up to go to the Cook Islands. I emailed my son 20-year-old Ollie on Friday and called Sunday to see if he wanted to go. He's in college and I'm not wasting money on a ticket if he didn't want to go. I needed to know by today because I have to get visas for my 16, 11, and eight-year-old sons.”
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The dad then added that he didn’t hear back from Ollie so went ahead and booked the holiday without him. He went on: “Just now he texted me saying he wanted to go. I said too late. Already bought the tickets. Next time check your email or answer your f***ing phone.”
Ollie’s excuse for not answering his phone or emails was that “most people usually text” and he simply hadn’t seen the notification pop up. His dad told him, “most people don't get to go to the Cook Islands”.
He continued: “Now his mom/my ex is trying to tell me that he's Gen Z and text is their primary communication format. Had I texted him, then he would have responded. I said I don't care. I'm well in my 40s and check all of my communication formats because I don't want to miss anything.”
The post was quickly inundated with thousands of comments condemning the father for his actions and telling him to “get with the times” as he was giving his age group a bad name. One person replied: “I'm 48 and I use Discord to chat with my kids even though I hate it because I want to actually connect with them. You have boomer energy.”
Another reader added: “I am 61 and know if I call my daughter without texting first, I'd better be dying. I have Instagram because my grandchildren have it. Discord, samesies. Like, keep up. Get with the times!”
And someone else blasted: “You’re the a**hole. You don’t care if your son goes in the trip. Honestly it sounds more like he set him up to make some angry old man point about ‘kids these days’. He intentionally left info on the platform he knew his son would check the least often. Then called during a holiday weekend and made sure not to leave a message. You knew what you were doing.”
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