From my room, I heard Dad talking to someone. I thought maybe my son had come by and I didn’t hear the door, but Dad’s voice was the only one I heard. Maybe he’s talking to one of the cats, I thought. It sounded like he was getting a bit irritated, though so I figured I’d best go investigate.
I’m in the kitchen now, stopped in my tracks because of what I am witnessing. Here’s how it went.
“Alyssa, turn off that alarm.”
“Dammit, Alyssa! Stop it!”
“Goddam….expletive, expletive!”
“Hey, Alyssa! STOP!”
I walked into the living room and said, “Alexa, stop.” The alarm stopped. Dad looked puzzled at first and then said as he laughed, “I was calling it Alyssa!” I said, “I know, Dad. It’s ok.” I couldn’t help but laugh as I left the room. He doesn’t know I heard him from the kitchen.
We’ve only had the Echo Dot since Christmas Eve; a gift from my son and daughter-in-law. I’m still getting the hang of things too, but I think Dad is going to need a little extra time.
Being Aunt Debbie 
Omg! This is hilarious! Dad calling the Alexa Alyssa, like my dad saying the movie Hone Alone, Hole Ahone, because he cants say Home Alone. Okay he can but he prefers it the other way, lol.
Btw, Alyssa is the name of my brothers ingrate bitch of a daughter, ugh….lol.
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Hole Ahone, that’s a new one! My “other” daughter’s name is Alyssa. That’s where Dad got the name and why he was so confused. She has pretty much been a part of our family since she and my son started seeing each other in the 7th grade. She’s my granddaughter’s mom. I’m sorry she shares the name with the ingrate! What a coinkydink!
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I can just picture that. We have two lights in the living room that are Echo-controlled. It took forever for Bill to realize that my reading lamp was ‘lamp’ and his was ‘light.’ There were a few exasperated commands and flashing of lights, but I think he’s got the hang of it now. Haha
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Oh my…Lmao! I bet that was hilarious!
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Love it! We older folks take just a little longer than the younger set!
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It’s taking me longer to comprehend some things these days, too. I’m 57.
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Oh, you are still very young!! :>)
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Hahaha! I don’t feel young at all!
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I have been that way all my life… guess I am a little slower catching on than some.
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Sounds like something my Hubby would do. 😀
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