tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post1256344194953586461..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Reasons my Teens Laugh at MeExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-20972824385050623902010-02-08T12:38:36.495+00:002010-02-08T12:38:36.495+00:00I still use LOL as an abbreviation for lots of lau...I still use LOL as an abbreviation for lots of laugh.Metropolitan Mumhttp://www.metropolitanmum.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-31225891549264286872010-02-06T11:01:35.225+00:002010-02-06T11:01:35.225+00:00Well at least they haven't got to the stage wh...Well at least they haven't got to the stage where they don't want to be seen out with you!<br />Those texts.... yes.... I'd like to know what they mean!<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-31368609657087522642010-02-05T23:23:09.445+00:002010-02-05T23:23:09.445+00:00please tell the lady that the way to say half is--...please tell the lady that the way to say half is--properly1sweetypiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222734557287299463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-52592130858313687882010-02-05T23:21:22.164+00:002010-02-05T23:21:22.164+00:00wotcha matey its not your fault they cant say toma...wotcha matey its not your fault they cant say tomato could be worse I have geordie grandchildren!sweetypiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222734557287299463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-89014552841787453832010-02-05T21:41:15.853+00:002010-02-05T21:41:15.853+00:00LOL, as they say.
How do you say 'half'?LOL, as they say.<br /><br />How do you say 'half'?Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-56701686376098522432010-02-05T13:37:41.518+00:002010-02-05T13:37:41.518+00:00No, that one hasn't reached us yet. At least t...No, that one hasn't reached us yet. At least though, he's moved on from that terrible posher than posher he used to try and is not afraid to sound like a Geordie! And he's shaved the beard!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-6366223642913603422010-02-05T11:28:13.650+00:002010-02-05T11:28:13.650+00:00BTW...did you see that programme on Sting and his ...BTW...did you see that programme on Sting and his Winter CD over Christmas? I don't know whether to laugh or cry over that one. He does take himself so seriously. I do like him but this may be a step too far. Bless him!<br /><br />Check him out: Wallsend, Tynemouth Priory and Durham Cathedral and Quayside.....hmmm.Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-34652211600526686732010-02-05T11:26:16.831+00:002010-02-05T11:26:16.831+00:00Texting...yep...with you there. I like to sleep in...Texting...yep...with you there. I like to sleep in as well but..that never happens these days. Ah well. But! we may manage it next week as my mum is having them for 2 nights. Yeah!!!Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-28633614195631633492010-02-05T08:09:39.864+00:002010-02-05T08:09:39.864+00:00Thanks for stopping by Writer Abroad. Happy to dis...Thanks for stopping by Writer Abroad. Happy to discover your blog and book as well. I don't have kids yet, but I can imagine that if they grow up speaking Swiss German they will certainly be laughing at my crappy attempts at the language.Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116587046045234305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-60020826859683998062010-02-05T06:48:29.595+00:002010-02-05T06:48:29.595+00:00Hilarious. My boys are well off being teens but I ...Hilarious. My boys are well off being teens but I think they're already doing some of thoese things. Weep. God help me when they actually get there.Home Office Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-37299110457726066782010-02-05T03:12:59.106+00:002010-02-05T03:12:59.106+00:00Expat - Fabulous post that gave me a laugh. I don&...Expat - Fabulous post that gave me a laugh. I don't get the text words either. A friend of mine kept saying "Mwah" and I was totally baffled till she told me it's the sound you make when you kiss a girlfriend goodbye. <br />I bet your kids think you are secretly cool.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-28793723252250223322010-02-05T01:20:26.158+00:002010-02-05T01:20:26.158+00:00The years with my daughter as a teen just flashed ...The years with my daughter as a teen just flashed before me as I read your list. YOU will live through this my dear, and shock of shocks - in their 20's you will suddenly become so very wise and they will ask your advice and depend upon your support. So carry on, and know that payback is in the years ahead.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-11031027031666440962010-02-05T00:31:20.954+00:002010-02-05T00:31:20.954+00:00Hey, love this post.. And, SO identify with the je...Hey, love this post.. And, SO identify with the jeans thing.. and the kids. My two sons, who are old enough to know better, being 24 and 28 love to be embarrassed by me.. and find me very un-hip at times!Laura aka delicate flowerhttp://delicacies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-32779811175048000152010-02-04T23:14:59.514+00:002010-02-04T23:14:59.514+00:00Kat - I just do without! I can't bring myself ...Kat - I just do without! I can't bring myself to say To-may-do. It sounds so bad coming out of my mouth.<br />Mwa - Oh yes. I'm like a stand up comic sometimes but they do think I'm funny, in a saddo sort of way.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-25833328468918048612010-02-04T21:25:41.896+00:002010-02-04T21:25:41.896+00:00I like that they can laugh with you. To me, that f...I like that they can laugh with you. To me, that feels like family.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-29221812728737293692010-02-04T19:15:55.420+00:002010-02-04T19:15:55.420+00:00Sometimes I pronounce tomato ta-mah-to just so oth...Sometimes I pronounce tomato ta-mah-to just so other people here know what the hell I am taking about.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973125452842612070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-65776451626317069392010-02-04T16:13:23.007+00:002010-02-04T16:13:23.007+00:00The Special One sneezes about eight times in succe...The Special One sneezes about eight times in succession without a single pause. I've always been amazed, and not a little horrified. And now my four month old daughter seems to do exactly the same thing - I am destined to be surrounded by sneezing for the rest of my life.britoutofwaterhttp://www.britoutofwater.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-29996780925232079732010-02-04T15:10:23.296+00:002010-02-04T15:10:23.296+00:00It is quite good, except I also have the 6 year ol...It is quite good, except I also have the 6 year old talking my head off well before that!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-35369650976941548692010-02-04T14:34:17.921+00:002010-02-04T14:34:17.921+00:00If they make an appearance before 10.30am it's...<i>If they make an appearance before 10.30am it's only to complain how tired they are before they lie down on the sofa and nod back off.</i><br /><br />Wow!! heaven<br /><br />My God roll on roll on...right now the two of them are up at six chattering like chipmunks and thunderung up and down stairs (they are 6 and 9)EmmaKhttp://www.mommyhasaheadache.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-73306577787663716272010-02-04T14:00:31.517+00:002010-02-04T14:00:31.517+00:00The boys have a shower curtain which shows all the...The boys have a shower curtain which shows all the text signs and what they mean. I did a post on Mad Manic Mamas but I see I will have to find it and share it with us "cool" mothers who really aren't!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-51656789665385519252010-02-04T07:20:46.526+00:002010-02-04T07:20:46.526+00:00ha ha - i have only just found out that LOL means ...ha ha - i have only just found out that LOL means something other than lots of love and I seriously thought I was cool. Wrong again.Jenny Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15854166954576418334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-45059951870260294012010-02-04T06:45:07.193+00:002010-02-04T06:45:07.193+00:00After I did a post a few weeks ago on 'expat p...After I did a post a few weeks ago on 'expat parents, are we cool or an embarrassment' (or something like that) and found out I was more or less cool, I suspect there are still things my kids laugh at me about but I block them out in favour of blind belief in my coolness. I do say 'garage' the American way slightly loud, on purpose just to get some sort of reaction but no one ever says anything. I guess I'll have to ask them and like fat, frumpy and fifty above I may post one as well--if there's ANYthing they're embarrassed about that is... LOL! (thats the first time Ive used LOL!)Michellouihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841678308675092702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-29658519865776141752010-02-04T03:51:44.977+00:002010-02-04T03:51:44.977+00:00Oh the joys of teens! I vote for the You Tube vide...Oh the joys of teens! I vote for the You Tube videos as well, mortify them into submission I say.<br /><br />As for the keys, I just got one of those jumbo clips for my work keys and they now hang from my belt hook all day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-42379448134545672642010-02-04T00:35:19.769+00:002010-02-04T00:35:19.769+00:00Hahahaha! I think you should *totally* put videos ...Hahahaha! I think you should *totally* put videos of them saying "tom-ah-to" etc on You Tube!<br /><br />Mwa hahaaaaa!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00568060698065303020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-42694966306787636192010-02-04T00:04:45.337+00:002010-02-04T00:04:45.337+00:00Ooooh, I just snorted at #3 because my jeans do ex...Ooooh, I just snorted at #3 because my jeans do exactly the same!! My boys like to tell me how flattering my plumbers is ... whatever that means! LOLIf I Could Escape . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/13509446801149736674noreply@blogger.com