Text-Speak for Mommies

I bet your family has its own little language of sorts–and I don’t mean apraxic mumbo-jumbo or sign language.  What I am talking about is silly little nicknames and phrases that everyone in the family knows and understands, but those outside of your family would raise an eyebrow to.  Huh?  Think about a typical day and then think about the expressions you might, uh express….

My grandmother used to say these goofy things-

• “No pain, no gain”
• “Waste not, want not”
• “Beauty is only skin deep”

Well, I say these goofy little things and abbreviate accordingly…

• “You wear me out” (WMO) Sigh. 
• “Good to know ” (GTK)
• “Turd-like behavior” (TLB)  Actually, this one is always said as an acronymn.  I sort of lump “turd” into the psuedo bad-word category, along with “stupid” and “crap.”
• “Honey Bunches of Oats” (HBO)  —or anther affectionate term for your little darlings
• I Love You (ILY)

So, taking all of these little sayings and making a sentence, it might sound like “HBO you WMO, but ILY anyway.”  Or “HBO–no TLB please!”  Or, when my 5-year old calls me a “dummy poo-poo bottom head,” I just might reply with, “GTK!” 

Call it texting for mommies, but it gets the job done and everyone knows what I mean.  Not that your grandma would understand, but you get the message.  Happy Tuesday!