Fo’ shizzle my wizzle!
October 31st, 2008 by Jennine
Our kids ride the same bus as the kids from the group home. For the most part, other than learning how to use swear words in context, this has not been a problem. One of the benefits of sharing a bus ride with inner city kids is being up-to-date with one’s gang signs.
This morning Kait came over before the kids went to school so that she could help Elly put on her make up for the Halloween celebration at school since Kait’s apparently an expert at achieving the Wraith Queen look and the only thing Elly wants to be this year is a “Age-sucking wraith queen”.
If you aren’t a Stargate Atlantis fan, you have no idea what I’m talking about but let me assure you that I am just as confused by the idea that my sweet, nine year old, princess-loving, Hannah Montana wanna-be, feminine daughter has a dark side. And now I have to remember to check under her mattress for baggies of marijuana.
After Kait helped Elly prepare the age-sucking look, all the kids were sitting in the living room waiting for the bus to arrive. Logan and Daniel were demonstrating their vast knowledge of gang gestures when Kait said, with a certain longing in her voice:
“Awww…I used to be so good at gang signs but now I can’t remember.”
If anyone else’s children said the same thing this morning, will you please contact me via email?
omg@wheredidigowrong.com
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October 31st, 2008 at 8:54 am
Ah, my kids were talking yesterday about how more than half their school is either goth or emo, WTF does that mean, well I know what it means but really, what does it MEAN?!?! Anyway, Austin loves to do gang hand gestures and act all gangsta but with that cute, little dimple face I only can only laugh about it. By the way, you kids are BEAUTIFUL! I never met Kait but I love your pictures of her, she is so lovely and she looks like such a deep thinker even if she also possesses the awesome talent of being a “age sucking wraith queen” artist.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:09 am
Charli… Do you remember watching Molly Ringwald in “Pretty in Pink” or the “Breakfast Club”? I don’t know about you but I earnestly tried to mimic her pout as a teenager. Unfortunately, without being gifted with her full lips, my attempt didn’t achieve the same effect. My parents would say “Jennine, did you have a stroke in the middle of the night?”
I think that was the 80’s version of being emo.
And Goth? Well, it’s kinda like if PMS came out of the closet and rather than trying to hide it, teenagers portray it on their faces with makeup. At least that’s what my PMS looks like.
November 1st, 2008 at 8:02 am
Surly their sex education takes place on the bus as well?
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Windy- well there’s a thought that’s going to fester
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
That was fun to see—Kait’s picture. What a beautiful young lady!!