Tinuruan ako (millennial) ng pamangkin ko (Gen Alpha) kung paano gamitin ang SLR (Sorry Late Reply).
Nag-chat siya sa akin ng 11:33 AM, nakapag-reply ako ng 11:42 AM. Hindi ko naisip mag-SLR kasi for me, mabilis pa yun at hindi naman urgent yung tanong niya (kung nakauwi na raw ba ako). 😅
Nung magkita na kami sa bahay, habang nagsasandok ng kanin, very calmly niya sinabi:
“Tita, dapat naglalagay ka ng SLR kapag hindi kaagad naka-reply.”
Napa-🤨 ako. HAHAHA. Tinanong ko, “Bakit?”
Kasi raw hindi ako agad nagreply sa kaniya. 🥲
Inexplain ko na aware naman ako sa SLR at ginagamit ko siya kapag feel ko na legit akong natagalan at kailangan humingi ng pasensya.
Natuwa ako sa convo namin kasi ang cute na she took the time to “teach” me something she thinks I should know. 🥹
Ayun, proud tita moment kahit na medyo nasita ako sa 9-minute delay ko. 😭
Kayo ba, naglalagay pa kayo ng SLR kahit saglit lang delay? Or ako ba yung outdated dito?
Edit:
Just to clarify since some comments mentioned the "entitlement" aspect. I definitely don't tolerate the idea that people must reply immediately. We actually talked about it at inexplain ko sa kanya na hindi lahat ng tao ay available 24/7 at obligadong mag-respond right away. Naintindihan naman niya. 😊
I’m just proud that she felt safe enough to "teach" me what she thought was right. For me, it’s less about the "pagsita" and more about her having the confidence to speak up and engage in that kind of dialogue. 😊