I learn something new from my older teenager everyday from new slang terms to things that he feels are now fashionable. I wish I would write down the phrases he says to me. I even tried to ask my younger son what some of the phrases are; he said “Mom, I don’t talk like that.” He is right, he doesn’t.
Here are just a few of the terms that I needed explained to me: “Drippy” = you look good “Extra Drippy” = you look really good “Well substantially, of course” = yes ( and this one is said to me after almost anything I ask of him) “Bet” = No doubt I’m right “Slime” = friend/best friend Then my oldest sweet talked me into buying him a Ralph Lauren sweatshirt. I know it's pretty nice for a 14 year old (insert eye roll). He puts it on and ties the hoodie strings in a bow. I chuckle and tell him that that looks ridiculous. He proceeds to tell me that is how people wear them nowadays (insert eye roll, again). So he pulls up his Snapchat and scrolls threw several pictures of the being tied. I simply said I will do better than their parents and not allow you to wear it that way. I am not sure if that won him over or not, but when I saw him after school it was not tied… #win.
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3/20/2020 02:03:25 am
“Mom I don’t talk that way” made me chuckle. I love that English is a living, ever-changing language. I would have loved the tie the hoodie string in a bow fad, but I lived through spiked, rainbow-colored hair w/ my youngest son. Numerous towels were sacrificed to that trend.
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3/20/2020 04:02:11 am
The "Well, substantially, of course" line really amused me, maybe because it embodies the humorous but sometimes know-it-all attitude of a teenager. It's just funny. And, I don't know - there's something endearing about the hoodie strings being tied in a bow. Entertaining read!
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3/20/2020 05:35:39 am
Ha! So much to love and chuckle at in this post. This is my favorite line: "I simply said I will do better than their parents and not allow you to wear it that way." The bow is ridiculous and so, so classic. Can't imagine what our parents must've thought with some of our fashion choices. Wonderful post on the clashing of generations!
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Noora Hazou
3/20/2020 06:18:56 pm
My favorite was the last picture. Kind of like the kid that buttons all the buttons on a polo shirt. Leave one OPEN! Why? It's a button!
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Trina
3/20/2020 08:48:10 pm
We all look back to jr high, maybe even high school wondering why we thought we were so cool. He will do the same :)
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Eugenia Kouts
3/20/2020 10:15:45 pm
So many times the kids (at home and school) say things and I feel like they are making fun of me or saying something they shouldn’t be! These phrases are now on your blog! You will have to share these “cool” phrases with his kids!!!
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Sara T.
3/22/2020 12:41:10 pm
Drippy and Extra Drippy....I can't. (insert vomit emoji)
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