Millennial Mom Asks Daughter 90s Questions—No One Prepared for Responses
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A mom decided to test her daughter on common items and trends from the 90s, offering her money if she got a passing grade on the questions.
Michelle Godfrey, 40, is mom to two kids, Jack, 15, and 11-year-old Julianna, and the family, including husband Adam, Godfrey's high-school sweetheart, live on a farm in Georgia.
Her youngest child is from Generation Alpha, the generation succeeding Gen Z: those born between 2010 and 2025.
Recently, Godfrey came across a trend online where adults were asking their children to describe popular items from the 80s and 90s, and decided to test her own Gen Alpha daughter, who was born decades later. Godfrey told Newsweek she even promised Julianna that, if she got a passing grade—70 percent or more of the questions correct—she would give her $100, which instantly got Julianna interested in the challenge.
But, as Godfrey said: "I knew my money was safe—because, most of what I asked her, she's never really had to use or see in her lifetime."
In a video posted to her TikTok account, @michellebailgodfrey on July 31, viewed over 5 million times, Godfrey began by asking Julianna if she knew what the Yellow Pages are.
And Julianna made a good guess, asking if it was something to do with the Wizard of Oz—as she made the connection between that and the Yellow Brick Road, and her mother burst out laughing.
From left: Michelle Godfrey and her daughter Julianna, left, discuss 80s and 90s technology.
From left: Michelle Godfrey and her daughter Julianna, left, discuss 80s and 90s technology.
TikTok @michellebailgodfrey
As the video went on, Godfrey asked her daughter everything from Sega (which she thought was a type of drink); a rotary phone (which she thought was a phone you called if you got lost on the side of the road); and a cassette tape (which she thought was similar to duct tape).
Julianna did know her stuff when it came to some things, however, as she knew instantly that a Walkman was used to play CDs, and that Stretch Armstrong was a "little wrestler toy"—but it sadly wasn't enough to win the money.
"Honestly, I thought she did great—she really used critical thinking, and I was so proud of her confidence," Godfrey said, describing her daughter as "incredibly smart, confident, and self-sufficient."
The mother and daughter went viral for their unusual test. TikTok users awarded the video more than 328,000 likes, as one commenter urged Godfrey: "Hand her a cassette tape and a pencil and ask what they have in common."
"Not her thinking the Yellow Pages are the yellow brick road," another posted, while a third posted: "I was laughing until I realized … I'm so old."
Julianna, left, gestures with her mom listens in the viral video.
Julianna, left, gestures with her mom listens in the viral video.
TikTok @michellebailgodfrey
And one commenter pointed out another interesting thing: as Julianna had asked her mother if she could get a Jellycat instead of $100, they wrote: "But not me not knowing what a Jellycat is." But another user educated her and other older generations by describing them as "today's Beanie Babies."
Godfrey said that it has been "interesting" going viral, but didn't want people to think that Julianna "isn't smart, or that she lives in front of a screen," explaining her daughter doesn't have a cellphone yet, and won't get one "until it's truly necessary."
Godfrey said some commenters claimed that an 11-year-old not knowing technology from the 80s was "a poor reflection of parenting." She added that one person even told her to "get out a little, go to an antique store and teach her."
But as Godfrey said: "The funny thing is, we actually own an antique store!
"Both of my kids are very well-rounded," she added. "Living on a farm has taught them so much about life and work ethic."
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