So at our school's Harvest Festival for elementary students, I was talking to a mother of a first-grader and sixth-grader. It was the 6th grader's birthday and she was taking her friends on the Scarey Tour of the Eastern State Penintentiary. "Have fun," I mentioned to the mother. She asked me if i had been on the tour.
Yes, a few years ago.
Is it scarey?
well, i don't get that scared at those things.
the mother replies. "Well I'm a big PUSSY. I get scared. And my daughters are PUSSIES."
Oh really? I said. I couldn't believe what she was bleating out! With children and adults around! At a school event!
When are "parents" going to realize that they shouldn't try to use colloquial language? I mean, they are removed from contemporary lingo almost by definition of being a parent. It reminded me of a time when my mom first started using the word, "cool" and "sucks". It just doens't jive. Leave our expressions alone and use your own old lingo.
And, WUSS, the word you wanted to use was WUSS!
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