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The Deafening Silence of Awkwardness

Published January 12, 2026, 10:19
The Deafening Silence of Awkwardness

The author describes an awkward situation that arose when the daughter's father took on the task of picking her up from school after a long break. The daughter, influenced by Gen Alpha, expressed a series of complaints about school and the necessity of learning, in a way that surprised both her father and the author. The author notes that her daughter used the argument of money to convince her father, suggesting that students and teachers should be paid for their participation in school. The father's reaction was a silence that broke the atmosphere, as he felt despair for the first time from his daughter. The article is an ironic observation of modern children's behavior and the difficulties of parents.