You Don’t do That

Daily writing prompt
What’s something you do completely differently from how you were raised?


My Aunt Mary, who raised me very formally, would flip if she saw me now, eating dinner on the couch in front of the TV. Two big “You don’t do that.” The TV was never on when dinner was served. You sat at the properly set table, used the proper utensils, and actually held conversations with each other. Now, my roommate and I eat dinner on the couch while scrolling on our phones or laptops and watching TV, occasionally saying a couple of words to each other.

Two older women multitask on phones and laptops in a cozy living room
Two older women enjoy a lively evening of conversation, technology, food, and television at home.

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