what phrase do your kuds use that you find irritating?

[Anonymous]

I can't stand when my 9 year old starts talking and the sentences all go up at the end like lilting. Her friend also punctuates my daughter's stories with "cool" and I can't stand hearing that.

[Anonymous]

I still find DC's attempts to use "cool kid" lingo hilarious. It will probably get old soon though. He is so obvious about it (big dramatic pause after every new phrase he throws at me to see if I noticed that he's using a hip new word). He might as well be shouting, "Look at me, Mom! See me growing up?" Hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Nauseous" instead of "nauseated".

Did I write this?

Also, when you ask them if they want more food and they answer with "I'm fine." Who cares if you're fine. Just take some darn beans or say "no, thank you."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Nauseous" instead of "nauseated".

Did I write this?

Also, when you ask them if they want more food and they answer with "I'm fine." Who cares if you're fine. Just take some darn beans or say "no, thank you."

I love you, PP.

What about when people ask, "Do you mind if I come in?" and the other person says, "Yes" while gesturing for them to enter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter picked up from a schoolmate that "gnarly" means cool. She's four and calls everything gnarly.

Okay, that is kind of awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter picked up from a schoolmate that "gnarly" means cool. She's four and calls everything gnarly.

Okay, that is kind of awesome.

+1

[Anonymous]

"Based off of" instead of "based on."

[Anonymous]

I can not stand hearing them say "what the?"

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm old now (and a grandmother of toddlers) but it used to drive my batty when my girls would tell me a story and say "...and I was like all mad and she was like all defensive..."

Do kids still do that?

Kind of curious.. Is it that 'like' that bothers you or the use of 'all?'

[Anonymous]

you ask them if they want more food and they answer with "I'm fine."

The UK version of this is, "I'm brilliant". Learned that from our UK kid houseguest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm old now (and a grandmother of toddlers) but it used to drive my batty when my girls would tell me a story and say "...and I was like all mad and she was like all defensive..."

Do kids still do that?

Kind of curious.. Is it that 'like' that bothers you or the use of 'all?'

Not PP but BOTH and used together!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Nauseous" instead of "nauseated".

Did I write this?

Also, when you ask them if they want more food and they answer with "I'm fine." Who cares if you're fine. Just take some darn beans or say "no, thank you."

I love you, PP.

What about when people ask, "Do you mind if I come in?" and the other person says, "Yes" while gesturing for them to enter.

NP here who wants into this love fest!

What about the use of "historical" when they mean "historic"?

[Anonymous]

"It was surreal!"

Really? Or do you mean "unreal"? Very few things in life except surrealistic paintings and dreams have ever been surreal. Certainly not your high school graduation.

[Anonymous]

my 8 yo daughter has been saying "apparently" ALL the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter picked up from a schoolmate that "gnarly" means cool. She's four and calls everything gnarly.

Okay, that is kind of awesome.

I think I'm going to try to get my 3.5yo to start saying gnarly. That would be so funny.