WOWZA is all I can say to some of the language our tweens and teens are using these days. I was blissfully ignorant at their age and think it stinks that they are exposed to so much so young. We have real world conversations with Xander and he's like an open book and because we talk with him like that, when he has a secret, it is like a Christmas present, he can't stand it and needs to open it (or spill the beans) to us because he knows we'll listen. We don't always like what he has to say but always work through it and make sure he always has a safe haven to communicate. From the sounds of it on this site and some of the acronyms being used, it isn't that way with all kids. Dang it!
In this day and age of raising children who are constantly on the Internet and chatting with all their friends there, our middle school sent out the web address to a site that can tell you all the acronyms that kids (or Internet savvy) people are using these days.
For all of you that only periodically peruse the Internet and for those of you on here every day, I was astonished at some of these acronyms. I received a whole new education on this site!
http://www.netlingo.com/top50teens.cfm
Talk with your kids and grandkids about the perils of the Internet!!!
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