Hey, ‘Sup Man
At back to school night I greeted one of my son’s friends: Hey, Dude, what’s up? My sixth grader averted his eyes and we walked away in silence.
Mom, what have I told you about calling my friends Dude?
Um… Is this a trick question?
I told you not to do it.
Oh. Okay. What should I say?
Just say, hi, how’s it going?
Just then we spotted a neighbor girl.
Here’s your chance. Practice on Mackenzie.
I obeyed: Hi, how’s it going?
Not like that.
How then?
Okay, don’t say that.
What am I allowed to say?
Just say: Hey, ’sup man.
Sweet.
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by Lela Davidson on August 18, 2009
in Rugrats, Tweens, & Other Offspring
How funny…. I can’t wait to have those kinds of conversations.
Yeah, I love it when my kids revise my script. Especially since they’re SO good at communicating with MY peers.
When I was a tween, my dad would pretend to be foreign, like Chinese, and speak in this awful accent if we ever asked him to not talk to our friends. So we stopped asking.
you will never ever get it right. U r his mother. Know that and you will live a happy life.
I still cringe when I think of all the stuff my parents did to ruin my life- like the night they took our whole family to DQ after moving all day. They made us sit down TOGETHER and EAT at the main hang-out in town. No make-up! Dad looking particularly skanky! I could’ve died! Could still die!!!
This is super funny! I’ll be taking my 5 year old to Kindergarten on Monday- I’m sure this is a little peek into my future!