Words My Teen Has Banned From My Vocabulary
by Ms. Latina ~ September 8th, 2009. Filed under: Livin Mi Vida Loca.I recently went shopping with my boys. I was super excited because you guessed it I LOVE SHOPPING! My boys on the otherhand are a different story and shun stores whenever possible. Normally, I love this since it lets me enjoy my favorite past-time without their tagging along. However, during back to school shopping, there is no getting around it so off we went to get it done.
Prince, my youngest, is easy. He is not yet old enough to care about styles or name brands. In fact, if its clean and fits him, he’ll wear it. Big K is another story. He’s a teen. He has to have a certain “look“.
Now I think I’m a hip mom. In fact, I feel downright cool! But today I learned just how wack (remember that word?) I really am!
As we were shopping I mentioned a particular outfit was hot.
Big K turned to me at that point and said “Ewww ma! Don’t say that!”
Me: “What?”
Big K: ”That word HOT! You’re not allowed to say that. You’re a Mom!” (Cause that must mean I’m dead, right?)
Me: “Um OK what’s wrong with hot?”
Big K: “You sound like a GIRL!”
Me: “I am!”
Big K: “No, you sound like a girl my age! Ewww you can’t say that!”
At this point I’m thinking “What the heck? He gotta be kidding me!” Of course, he wasn’t! He was absolutely serious and the pained look on his face made it perfectly clear that his Mom, the one his friends think is so cool, is far from it!Being the wise Latina that I am, I figured let me drop the topic so we could finish our shopping.
On our way home, Big K seemed pensive. It continued after we arrived home. I figured he was mulling over the new school semester and left him alone as I went about my duties. After putting my youngest to bed, Big K sent me an e-mail. Below is what he wrote.
| Subject: Words you can’t say lol Sent: Sep 8, 2009 Woop woop |
OK I gotta admit some of the words are pretty corny (I like getting on his nerves) but come on I’m cool! Aren’t I?!
September 8th, 2009 at 2:17 am
Oh my gosh…that is hilarious that he sent you an email!!!!
LOL…my husband and I still say some of the things we did from back in the day, and some of the things I say are on your sons list!!! LOL!
September 8th, 2009 at 7:31 am
I would like to add “dawg” and “dope” to that list!
Ha ha. Your son is hilarious. Don’t stop saying those words or I’ll be left alone to use them.
Keep on HOT MAMA! lol
Jennifer
September 8th, 2009 at 8:43 am
@ Alicia: He said he sent the e-mail so I wouldn’t forget the words LOL
@ Mami2Mommy: Girl we’re two HOT MAMAS! In fact, we’re so hot we sizzle
September 8th, 2009 at 8:52 am
This is just too funny. Ok, it’s one thing to say hot, but come on, are you really gonna say lickety split? lol oh boy. I bet he thinks you were born at the age you are now.
My turn will come one day.
September 8th, 2009 at 10:38 am
@ littleblackshop: Its funny because the first time I used “lickety split” was in an e-mail to @NYCityMama and it had me cracking up! Don’t know where I first heard it but now I can’t stop saying it!
September 8th, 2009 at 11:01 am
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September 8th, 2009 at 11:15 am
You are definitely not alone. My teens ban me from saying phrases all the time. What they don’t realize is many of those phrases I have been using since long before they came along.
September 8th, 2009 at 11:25 am
LOL! I love that he sent you that email! It’s a great sign he feels that he can tell you these things easily
So you are doing something right!
I guess no matter how cool you are though, kids don’t want to see it that way? Geez I wonder how it’s going to be when I have kids. I have a habit of saying some of those things on your list too LOL (not Bomb diggidy or Lickety split though girl you crazy! :P)
September 8th, 2009 at 11:36 am
That is so funny. Thanks for resending the link. How about “chop chop” to get him going in the morning. He did not have that on the list. Kids crack me up.
September 8th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Too Funny
September 8th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
@ Tamara: You are so right! I’m surprised he didn’t add that one to the list. Shhhh let’s keep it a secret
@ Nik: Kids always keep us entertained don’t they? LOL
September 8th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
That was too funny that he sent you an email. Never thought a kid his age would do that.
I guess you MUST stop using those words because like me, you’re a veijita..LOL
Kids are so funny.
September 8th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
I love the fact that he wrote you a list through email! lol Those teen years is when they think that everything moms do is “corny”. I love calling people “cornballs”. I didn’t see that on his list, is that allowed? And I’m saying…if you’re talking to him you should be able to use the “Whaddup son” I mean he is your son!
November 7th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
LM*O!!!!!!!
And I am a frequent utterer of, “Bomb diggity dong” often, for which I am totally unappreciated by my right-in-the-throes-of-mom’s-the-uncoolest-person-in-the-universe stage teen boys…
December 4th, 2009 at 10:57 am
I know I’m so late in responding to this but it’s too funny not to respond. Have you ever seen The Bomb Mom shirts, you soooo need to get one.
December 7th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I can so identify with you! My daughter banned certain words from my usage years ago. Now she has kids and they don’t want her to use them but love it when i say them (cause I say them wrong and they roll on the floor with laughter holding their sides - then tell me to say it again!) But then I look at my daughter and mouth WTF! Then she falls all over herself laughing. So am I cool or hopelessly uncool!!!
(Funny thing is, at my age, I don’t care –lol)
January 9th, 2010 at 12:24 am
This is absolutely hilarious! My daughter is not at that age yet, but I guess I have something to look forward to!
January 11th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
that was really cute! I say the kids just don’t know what “real” cool is, lol!
February 16th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Wow! I’m really glad I found this post. If you haven’t already done so, you could use those words as leverage during negotiations. You know, say it incessantly in front of his friends and tell him you’ll only stop if he does the dishes. lol