“Will, did you know my new favorite rapper is Snoop Dogg?”
“Jay, you’re crazy! You don’t even know who Snoop Dogg is. I bet you can’t name me one Snoop Dogg song.”
“You’re wrong. I know tons of stuff you don’t think I know and right now…I’m not in the mood to share.”
“Jay, you’re lying. Mom won’t even let you listen to that stuff…I’m pretty sure he says a bunch of bad words.”
“Well, maybe he does, but I don’t care about hearing a few bad words. Besides, just because I hear bad words doesn’t mean I’m gonna say them.”
“You’re wrong, Jay. There’s some sorta rule that says if kids hear bad words, they end up saying them in school and when they get caught, the school kicks them out and they end up in juvie.”
“Well, I definitely don’t want to go to juvie. That’s where all the kids that smoke cigarettes and shoot each other for their shoes end up. They chase you down with a gun and steal your shoes. You know, just like that song says…”
Jay-9 & Will-11
There’s less than six degrees of separation between Snoop Dogg and Foster The People.
Well, I see that you are doing a few things right as a parent. First, your kids recognize bad words and knows better than to say them. Second, you kids are up on the latest research about the consequences of negative influences on children. Third, they have a healthy fear of juvie! Keep up the good work!
Hey, thanks and welcome Whatsupyournose! Sadly, I know better, but sometimes I’m the one that says the bad words. Shhh…don’t tell anybody.
All you can do is just walk away and laugh hysterically into your pillow so they won’t hear you!
This conversation took place in the back of the minivan while I filled up the gas tank at a Wawa.
I had to seriously explain to Jay that Pumped Up Kicks is not a true story about kids at war over tennis shoes. No wonder he ends up in my room most nights…the poor kid’s afraid someone’s going to shoot him for his “pumped up kicks.”
Oh, that’s a different story! It’s tough being a kid these days!
Super tough…just ask my kids.
It is. Just ask my kids.
*Beep* That’s not *Beep* true!
*Beep*
My *Beep* time is almost up.
Send for help.
Sig, have you been listening to too much Snoop Dogg? Annabelle is going to have to wash your mouth out with soap.
Yes, but why is snoop posing with darth vader and a storm trooper? are storm troopers roaming the school busses shooting kids for their shoes????
I think Darth Vader is secretly Snoop Dogg’s father and the storm trooper is his body guard. It’s true…I heard it on the bus.
Isn’t it awful, though? The things that influence them…Jersey Shore, MTV, the Kardashians. It’s disheartening. I work in a middle school and you can’t imagine all the things I hear.
You forgot Teen Mom! I can’t get through the checkout aisle without my daughter spying any of the above on the front cover of the magazines…truly vomit-worthy.
Gotta love the middle schoolers. Here it’s 5th & 6th grade. So far, it’s my favorite age. They are wise enough to have grown up conversation, but naive enough to still be sweet.
Man, I haven’t been around here in so long… that Pumped Up Kicks song, I hate it because it’s such a great song, catchy and fun, but the subject matter make me cringe!
You’re right, you don’t expect such a dark subject coming out that catchy little tune. For the longest time I had no idea what they were even singing.
JUVIE!
I love that kids still use the word JUVIE!
And as ashamed I should be to admit this…I do love me some Snoop. But yes, he is definitely for mature audiences only.
Juvie is a good thing to pull out of your back pocket when necessary.
you didn’t make this up out of your fertile imagination Nancy? hmmmm… continue…
Nope! Not a word of it. You’re giving me way too much credit thinking I could dream this stuff up.
I prefer Snoopy the Dog. He doesn’t say any words. He just thinks.
…and he would fly with the Red Barron, too. I used to have a metal noopy lunch box. I love Snoopy.
I have been worried about wearing kicks ever since that darn song came out. Maybe I can hire Snoop to protect me.
I think you might be better off hiring Snoop’s body guard. Snoop’s so high on life, I doubt he’d be much help.
Ha, Ha! “Juvie” My kids love to say that mysterious word !!
They’re not really sure why, but Juvie is one scary place.
Yep…. and I like them to keep thinking that!
Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gunna do? Whatcha gunna do when juvie comes for you…
…possibly hide under the bed.
One time when I was telling my kid about the angst of high school, he smirked telling me I wouldn’t last a day in high school today. It’s tough out there.
It is…you should hear how they complain about their cell phones these days.
As a kid, I listened to my walkman and belted out the lyrics to the Sex Pistol’s Anarchy in the UK and my mom said, “what are you singing?”. I knew the words but had no idea what any of it meant. I think I was singing it on the way to church one Sunday…
Please serenade me this evening with Anarchy in the UK. I’ll pretend I’m Nancy Spungen…just don’t accidentally stab me. We’ll video it and put it on Youtube.
I know I have cobwebs growing on this blog, hoping to dust them off next week. Have a great weekend, all!
I’m deleting all my 50cent and Eminem songs from my ipod as we speak . Juvie is no place for a loon
It is definitely no place for a loon. You’d have to hide under the bed with my boys…juvie is a scary place!
It is totally true. My 12 year old twin boys haven’t figured out they do not have to or perhaps shouldn’t tell me everything. They informed me last week that everyone in 6th grade cusses. They informed me that they occasionally do to and that even though they don’t in front of me they say it in their head. Then one of them said, “Like right now mom, I’m going to do it…in my head I said a bad word.”
I just try to chuckle and keep the dialog open. So funny. I found your site from Stacy’s and I would be honored if you stopped by and read my, “We need a list of all the bad words so we don’t call the teacher a ba$tard again!” I think you will totally relate.
http://allthatmakesyou.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/we-need-a-list-of-all-the-bad-words-so-we-dont-call-our-teacher-a-batard-again/
That’s hilarious! I love when they tell you everything.
I will absolutely stop by your blog. Looking forward to reading.
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