Childhood misunderstandings

I will assume Dad called Santa Claus, Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy as character witnesses later that night.

 

Let me know if they use the phrase adulting or full of coke.

 

My town had this teen shelter-like place called Somewhere Else. My sister was a troubled kid, big time, fighting all the time. We were all attempting to go out to eat somewhere and she hated us, etc. My mom, who was driving, asked her if she wanted to go to Somewhere Else. My father piped up, "Whataburger."

 

Buzzzzzzz! That was an adult misunderstanding.

 

Anyone who says "adulting" in conversations just isn't efforting. And that impacts everyone else.

 

I've seen 'adulting' used in text online but have never heard anyone use it in conversation.
I toss out 'efforting' sometimes in meetings because I think its funny.
But 'impact' drives me nuts, as does 'reach out/reaching out.'

 

"Reach out" would die out if only journalists would stop fucking using it every day. Same with "shuttered."

 

There was another story about the adults playing Bridge and the kids hearing them say things like "tricks" and "rubbers."
And how many teenagers chuckled when their basketball coach told them to sit for a few minutes "and get a blow."

 

And “ramped up.”

 

That is some delicious shit. My wife and daughter made that last year and it disappeared in about five minutes after Easter dinner at my aunt's.

 

When Jimi Hendrix first became famous, I thought he was some French guy whose name was pronounced JEE-me hen-DROW.

 

I thought you could parachute out of a tree by using an umbrella. That escalated quickly.

Later, I thought you could stop a go-kart faster by using your foot along with the brakes. Crawled away then, too.