My family group chat begins before sunrise.
At 6:12 this morning, my aunt asked who was bringing potato salad to a cookout three weeks from now. By 6:30, there were thirty seven messages, two recipes, one argument about mustard, and a photo of somebody’s rash that had nothing to do with lunch.
If I mute the chat, I miss actual plans. If I leave it on, my phone vibrates like it has been drafted into emergency service.
I suggested we keep messages between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. My mother said families should not have business hours.
I disagree. This family needs a receptionist.
Is muting them rude?
Now the comments get a turn.
Read the room, state your case, and try not to become the reason the next submission exists.