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By the lovely Grace Farris.
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LOL. No cap. This is my life! My 11 yo son just asked me for a year advance on his allowance yesterday. I told him I am not a bank and that’s not how allowances work. If he wants more money he will have to find ways to earn it. 😆
I am sorry to be the wet blanket here, but as a person who has taught high school for 30 years (and gets along very well with them, for the most part), whose child is now a grown up (and I’ve made my fair share of mistakes, which is why I am taking the time to share my experience) here is what my lived experience has taught me: Kids are much happier with some healthy boundaries and grow into more respectful adults who know how to set healthy boundaries as well. If my kid was calling me ‘bruh’, I’d probably have gentle chuckle and firmly remind them (in a gentle, matter of fact but not apologetic tone), “ I’m mom – not bruh.”
The longer I teach, the more I learn that kids need three things: attention, kindness and boundaries. It seems cute to let a little kid talk like that, but it isn’t cute as it grows into adult behaviour. Teaching them that there are correct times and places and people with whom you can talk and act in certain ways makes them more successful and better adults.
I’m not sure if this falls under the category of “boundaries”. It’s not inherently disrespectful, it isn’t foul language, it isn’t being used in a derogatory manner. Maybe, in school, it’s a not okay to call your teachers “bruh”. But calling your mother that, jokingly, in your own home, your safe space? Yeah, I’m gonna say that’s probably okay. If saying bro is the beginning of their descent into lawlessness and disrespect, well, I suspect there are other issues going on.
My son uses bruh kind of like how one would use
Oh my gosh or like some kind of amazement or like for real?!? He’s not literally calling me bruh. I don’t see the issue. It’s just common phrase of the moment it’s not disrespectful. Like if he sees a super giant cake he’d go bruh! Mom!! Come see this cake. lol he’s not being rude to me.
My 10yo girl “I’m not your bra, bra”
Yup, definitely accurate. My son definitely calls be “bro”.
Nailed it!!! Haha
Love the comments. My best friend (we’re both in our 30s) recently got her MFA and was surrounded by younger people just out of undergrad, and I think it’s so endearing and funny that she now talks in a way that’s super similar to my gen alpha nephews (many bruhs).
Wow, the accuracy! Soccer jersey, socks and crocks…
Socks and crocs—the ultimate gen alpha (and of course the jersey)
Accurate!!!
I’m generally pretty easy going ,, but I do draw the line when my ten year old calls me ‘bro’ … ah .. it’s ‘mum’ sweetie.
Agreed, I had the same thought. Lovingly establish that line.
I have 5 kids: 14, 12, 10,3 and 1. All kinds of words in our house. The older kids practically speak a different language. Thankfully my husband is a high school teacher and can translate, otherwise I’d have to google all the skibidi toilet Ohio rizz cap. The funniest part is the younger 2 picking up on that lingo. Last year, my (then) 2 year old would say, “Come on man!” when things didn’t go his way. Cracked us up!
As a mom to a 12 year old who gets corrected when I thought out loud that Ohio was a state, and its not ohayo (as in ohayo gozaimasu), I can relate.
I find it so interesting as we live abroad and my young kids go to an international school and all this slang has made it allllll the way over here
My friend’s 11-year-old told me he’d rather quit school and work at McDonald’s because he would be so rich. I was like, “That’s not how it works,” and I attempted to explain minimum wage, the value of a college education, etc. His mom was like, “Too bad, kid; she agrees with me.” Hahaha.
As a 55 year old who does not have children and whose smaller loved ones are currently nonlocal, I adore anything that helps me understand younger folks. If anyone has links to articles that have helped you understand Gen Alpha, this Gen Xer is all in; bring it in the comments, please!
Same! One of the many things I love about CoJ – keeps me in touch with issues my friends who are parents are dealing with as well as the “yewts” (my cousin vinnie reference)!
Get TikTok and follow Mr Lindsay, he explains all the memes and things they say!
@mr_lindsay_sped
Thanks for the kind suggestion, Caroline!
Here is Caroline’s suggestion on Instagram if that’s your cuppa:
https://www.instagram.com/mr_phlindsay_sped/
(Yes, Meta is awful. For me, TikTok feels worse for my brain than Instagram, so. Such an era of difficult choices!)
Found my people. My 3 year old calls me (mom) “bro”. When she’s in trouble she says, “not cool bro” ???
That looks just like my son, except it comes out more like “Bruh”
I’m no longer mom, just bra hahaha
My 5-year old daughter just went to camp for three days over spring break in a group that included some slightly older boys, and immediately started calling us “bro” 😂
OMG has Grace Farris been LIVING IN MY HOUSE? This is 100% my kid, down to the white Crocs.
The little soccer jersey is absolutely sending me. So funny.
My gen alpha 9-year-old every Mother’s Day or Father’s Day since she was 3: But when is it KIDS day?!
Not realizing that every day is kids’ day in our house :|
HAHAHAHAHA toby’s birthday is in late may, and he recently told me “I’m so excited for my birthday, I just have to make it through Mother’s Day and then it’s my time!” hahahahaha
Yes, my 7 year old daughter often laments that there is no KID day. Our household literally revolves around her!
“I just have to make it through Mother’s Day” lol I’m dead.
(PS this is why this year, for the first time ever, I’m making good on my promise/threat to go on vacation without my kid for Mother’s Day!)
“make it through Mother’s Day!” hahahahahahaha
In Mexico Children’s Day is coming up on April 29!
Good for you Joy. Have the best time. I say this every year when you start to hear the ads for mother’s day. I’ve always said to my kids, “You know what a mum wants for mother’s day, to be left alone”..
I’m living in Germany, former GDR, and don’t tell your kid: it’s June 1st for us here :) little presents, garden parties, until I had a kid myself I got chocolate from my grandma!
Nailed it. My “bro” first grader recently declared that all he will wear now is “sports clothing”. At least I can still get him in adorable pajamas!! And the way he uses “sus” kills me. Guess I’m waiting for when he discovers Crocs?
If you get a salary, you have to pay room and board.
hahahaha
you’re also up for quarterly reviews
As a tax accountant – my first thought was salary = withholding taxes, SS + MC, and benefits.
@Joanna Goddard
My son learned about reviews last year when I was working on mine and now he wants a review! He wants me to share how awesome he is and how many days in a row he did his chores.
Isn’t it funny how they don’t realize what life costs until they start earning their own money? Paid chores are where it’s at with my 15 year old son! Thank you for doing Step 1 and mowing sweetie, I’ll move the money into your bank account. (He also has a part-time job.)
This cuts deep🤪😂
I love the Football Club Barcelona t-shirt!!!
OMG!!!!!!😱 my first grader (has a bro in 4th grade) used this with me and I was like 🤔😡😱🤪!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHA
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