A parent’s complaint about her Gen Alpha daughter’s use of modern slang has started a huge online discussion about how different generations talk. The frustrated mother went to Reddit’s U.K. version to share her confusion over phrases like “my bad chat” and “so mid,” asking if her child’s words mean she is getting less smart or if language is just changing naturally.
The Reddit post got 6,600 upvotes and 2,300 comments before the mom deleted it. The post showed how parents and their internet-loving children are having trouble understanding each other. The parent wrote that she has “absolutely no idea” what her daughter is saying half the time. She gave examples like when her daughter sends messages that start with “chat I need a bus ticket.” The mother said her daughter told her “it’s because we are chatting,” but the parent said it feels like “walking up to someone and saying Talk before you start your sentence.”
