Pointing to a large, green insect resting on the gravel, Ian said, “Look at that big bug, Dad.”
“That’s a grasshopper,” his father said. “It’s harmless. It can’t hurt you. Grasshoppers have powerful rear legs and wings, so they can hop and fly.”
Ian moved closer to get a better look. “What are those orange things on its body”
Ian’s father said, “They may be eggs, Ian. I’ll Google it.” He pulled his iPhone out and searched “grasshopper eggs.” After reading the page, he explained, “They’re actually egg pods, and each pod contains 15 to 150 eggs. She’ll probably be hiding the eggs in the gravel.” He handed his iPhone to Ian so that he could see the screen.
Ian lost interest in the grasshopper and was, instead, fascinated by his father’s iPhone. “Can I have an iPhone, Dad?”
“You’re way too young to have your own cellphone,” his father said.
“How old were you when you got your first iPhone, Dad!” Ian innocently asked.
Ian’s father smiled. “Fifty,” he answered.
Ian was not happy.
(173 words)
Written for this week’s Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers prompt from Priceless Joy. Image credit: @any1mark66.
This, That, and the Other 
Ha! I saw a meme on Facebook earlier that said something like, “When young people tell me their problems, I explain that I had to survive the first forty years of my life without the internet or a smartphone.”
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They think we grew up in the dark ages!
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Wait until I tell my grandchildren how I cooked a hot dog when I was a kid long before we had microwaves.
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That last bit is genius 😀
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Can we force anyone YOUNGER than 50 to put down that phone and back away? What an improvement in life that would be.
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Brilliant, both the natural reaction of the son to stop looking at the grasshopper and look the phone instead – and his dad’s answer!
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Thanks. When my song was younger, he asked me how old I was when I got my first personal computer. He didn’t believe me when I told him!
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That was a great story. You killed it.
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Thank Jim. That means a lot!
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You write the greatest comedic short stories.😂
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Thanks for the kind words.
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Thanks again for the laugh. I love your sense of humor and how you tell it so well.
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Thank you! I appreciate your appreciation of my sense of humor!
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Hahahaha! Of course his son wants an iPhone! Now he probably thinks he has to wait until he is 50! Cute story!
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Thanks Joy.
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That’s a great answer isn’t it that only we older folk can give….
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I remember not understanding how my parents never watched any TV shows when they were kids.
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My mom never went to cinema in her teens.. My dad.. Well he is still getting used to technology.. Sheesh! Considering IPhone is just around for 10 years doesn’t make my generation the Millennial special..
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🙂
Ellespeth
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