Podlet: The Unwritten Rules of Texting | Ep. 104

Ducks Unplugged · Oct 6, 2026 · 16m

Apparently, texting has rules now. And nobody gave us the handbook. 😂

A period can mean you’re mad. An exclamation point might be required to prove you’re NOT mad. Read receipts can send you into a spiral. And if someone doesn’t text back the same day… are they busy? Ignoring you? Dead? Do they hate you now?!

It all started when Deanna’s 18-year-old daughter responded to a text with “ugh, thank you” — and insisted that “ugh” can be POSITIVE. According to Gen Z, apparently we’re just supposed to know this.

So naturally, we decided it was time to establish some texting rules.

We debate:

📱 Does…