Excerpt: Conversation With Goatmom

[planga]

Goatmom (telling story about my nephew's Little League baseball skillz): ... and the other boys were razzing him. You know, because he's so good. He --

Goatie: Wait a tic... did you just say "razzing?"

Goatmom: Yeah, razzing.

Goatie: I've never heard you use that word before. That's a really old person word. You've just aged yourself, like,

Comments

[ceebeegee]

That's adorable :)

[alexlady]

23 SKIDDOO!

[_chandra]

Today I wrote a high school graduation card and said, "I know you'll knock 'em dead in college and beyond."

Stacy told me that when the 17 year-old reads it she's going to think it's an old person phrase. I said, "But I am an old person to her." I revel in my elderly phrasing.

..and then she hit you?

[neoscribe]

I'm thinking you should start writing a Garfield styled comic strip about the conversations you have with your Mom.
Except without a cat. :-)

[isaidjoedamnit]