My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Feelings and Emotions from A to Z in 55 Words. Today, A is for Awkward.
I am the go-to guy for my Mom regarding the slangs! She can AMA!
BTW, that’s ‘Ask Me Anything’!
Yesterday, she texted, “What’s WTF?”
After an uncomfortable silence, I answered, “It’s’ Wow! That’s Fabulous’!”
Had to change the track of our conversation, so I texted, “Let’s go out for dinner!”
“WTF!!” she replied with a smiley!
Join me in enjoying blogs from fellow A to Zers… AJ Lauer, Arlee Bird, Arpita Mudit today! Do share some blog love with them too! 🙂
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awkward indeed, thinking on your feet helps! Lovely!
Oh yes, it does! Thanks Susan 🙂
My mother knew what that meant so I think I dogged a bullet there..lol I had a person once tell me that they thought LOL meant loser online and when someone would write that to him he thought he was being made fun of.
Lser Online is a cool one! Heard it for the first time! I remember reading a friend’s father writing LOL on a Facebook status about the sad demise of his friend. His daughter immediately added a comment clarifying that he meant LOL as Lots of Love.:P
Ouch, that can never end well in a public setting 😀 Good one, Shilpa. Great start!
I know the consequences would be pretty grave 😀 Thanks Shailaja, glad you liked it!
Lol. That was a good one 😉
Thanks Jyotsana! I enjoyed reading the conversation on your blog 🙂
Hahaha..that will make her conversations with other people interesting! 😛 I know my aunt thought LOL was Lots of Love for a long time. That was not nearly as awkward though. Nicely done! 🙂
Hope she doesnt get into trouble 😀 True, LOL is mistaken as lots of love pretty often and Cheryl above mentioned about it being understood as Loser Online too 😛
That was a great start and also hilarious, Shilpa 😉
P.S. – Loved the new full form too 🙂 I couldn’t have come up with a better one.
Thanks EM. Glad you enjoyed reading this attempt 🙂
Looking forward to read your A post! It’s not live as yet, I believe!
I hope you made this up, Shilpa. I’m having visions of your Mom using this on some unsuspecting soul!
Of course, this is a made up story! More than my Mom, I would be mortified, if she used this on some unsuspecting soul, in my presence 😀
I had an abreviation turned into something vulgar by auto-correct. Fortunately it was sent to a friend and not my Mom! I generally type things out now. 🙂
Gosh! Would love to know what that was, Li 😀
your post reminds me on my mum’s SMS. I can barely read them, I feel so outdated with the abbreviations she uses, sometimes I just call her to decipher the message. 🙂
Oh wow! So you have a super savvy Mom! Cool 🙂
Shilpa ,this is an awesome start !!
Thank you so much, Ma’am 🙂
Superb!! Now that’s truly awkward 🙂
Good luck with the challenger, Shilpa…will try to stay tuned <3 All hearts
Thanks a lot, Kajal! Wish you were doing this challenge too. It would be so much more fun. Miss you!
This is hilarious! I am literally laughing outloud reading this. 😀
Thanks Morgan. Happy to send some smiles and cheer your way 🙂
It’s great that your Mother can AYA….you are a thoughtful daughter to clean up the slang. Opportunity for further lessons might occur at the WTF dinner. Your Mom is already ahead of the game…she texts. Great start with your 55 Fiction…yes, I know…but it could happen!
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LOL@ WTF dinner!! 😀 This is not my story, just a story in first person. Yes, my Mom texts et al, but she is not into slangs as yet 😀
Hahahahahaha Oh God I Am Still Laughing 😀 What A Hilarious take.
Glad that this made you laugh, Raj 🙂
Ha ha! I can’t stop giggling! WTF 😀
Great start Shilpa..All the best 🙂
Thanks Parul 🙂 Loved your awareness creating post on Acid Attack!
Wow.. that was funny! very awkward indeed! 😈
You bet 😀
😆 😆 Hilarious!! Awkward indeed to be in such a situation. Great start Shilpa, best of luck again 🙂
Thank you Vidya and good luck to you too 🙂
hahahha..that reminds me of another mom who sent LOL in response to the news that some had died…poor lady had meant “Lots of Love”!!
I have read the same thing on a FB status by a friend’s father. The poor girl clarified in the comment! 😛
Oh my! That is awkward! 😛 Thankfully, my mom is not that eager to know mobile slangs! 😆
Same here and that’s a relief!! 😛
That was an amusing start for the challenge, Shilpa! Loved it! Wish you the best !
Thank you, Shilpa 🙂 All the best to you too!
totally amused at this post… good shilpa 😐 what an awkward start 😉
LOL, Yes! Thanks Genevive 🙂
LOL. That’s funny. Not a good idea because his mom could get into a lot of embarrassing situations 😛
I know. But it saved him from the temporarily! I hope his mom forgives him when she gets to know the real meaning 😀
A gr8 start! Yeah, a bit awkward but with quick thinking you managed to make it less awkward, at least for the moment 😉
Yes, thinking on his feet gave him some respite! Are you joining us for this challenge RGB?
oh that’s a good one Shilpa. I don’t know how I would respond if my mom asked me that.
Me too! I know that would a totally awkward situation 😛
Lol…parents have a lot of catching up to do
You bet 😀
I remember a quote I read sometime back. “What daughters do, moms have done it before” 😀
Happy blogging!
LOL … Very true!! 😀
😀 😀 Good one!!
Thanks Ruchi!
LOL! Now, that was awkward 😀 I love your theme, by the way 🙂 Looking forward to more of such posts!
Thanks Aathira! Glad you liked this piece! Will try my best 😀
LOL! Loved it 🙂
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Thanks Sophie 🙂
WTF that a mother knows to text 🙂 wow that’s fabulous. Loved your post, still laughing.
Hahaha Sulekha! That’s so funny 😀 Loved your comment 😀
hahaha That had me cracking up. Hope she doesn’t use it often. 😉
Hope so 😀
I’ve only just found out what OMG means! When I was a youngster we had simple and sweet acronyms like SWALK and naughtier ones like NORWICH! LOL!!
By the way, I’m doing the A-Z Challenge for the first time this year and my A is up and ready! Looks like fun.
While I knew about SWALK, I had to look up for NORWICH 😀
Hopping over to check out your A post! See you around, Keith 🙂
Hahaha! This has potential to be a truly awkward situation! Good one, Shilpa. 😆
Thanks Debbie 🙂
Oh dear, that’s going to get very awkward, very fast 😉
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True that 😀
I LOVE this! Poor mom!
I know 😛
Lol 😀 That sure was awkward 😀 Enjoyed reading this Shilpa 🙂 I can see your posts are going to be fun to read 😉
Thanks Swathi! Aah! I hope I am able to live up to the expectations. 😀
hahah! Hilarious! WTF! the Witty u! The best one I have read today! AMA – that sounded a jargon initially. I would refer to your blog for any such clarifications. Winks Winks!
Glad that this made you smile and laugh, Ajay! 🙂
LOL 😀 I am no authority on this new age slangs, I get my clarifications from my son 😀 Now dont get any ideas, 55 fiction above is not my story 😀
Awkward indeed! 😀
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LOL! Reminds me of my own mom. Somewhere along the way she picked up on the phrase “shoot your wad” and thought it referred to a wad of bills. As in, “I really shot my wad today at the mall.” So far no one’s had the heart to clarify it for her.
OMG!! Anne, I am still laughing! 😀
Can understand the predicament though! 😛
That was a wonderful piece. well thought
Thanks a lot, Anil!
Indeed pretty awkward, but i guess she doesn’t know the meaning of wtf.
I found the conversation to be humorous 🙂
Of course, she doesnt know the meaning of WTF! 🙂
Haha! A similar conversation happened between me and my Dad. It’s definitely awkward! Loved your post, Shilpa! Coming back tomorrow 🙂
God! I can imagine the scene 😀
Thanks Shalini. See you around 🙂
Hahahahah – so funny – Can imagine your mum happily wandering around now using her new “wtf” to everyone:-) hahahah Great kick-off dear Shilpa:-)
Not my mom here though, but God forbid if that was the case, it would be one hilarious-super awkward moment which would result in me-being-killed if she ever gets to know the real meaning! 😀 Thanks Eli 🙂
Heh! I am so glad that my mother never got into the internet. I am giggling while imagining your mother saying “wtf” at every opportunity! 😆
Hi Eunice! Well, I am glad that my Mom is not on internet too. 😀
PS : This is a story that I made up 😛 But yes, if she was using the word the way it was explained to her, it would result in some comical and fun situations 😀
LOL very cute 😀
Glad you liked it, Sundari 🙂
I asked one of my children years ago what it meant. “Umm probably a word you wouldn’t use mom.”
Funny!!!
here we go with A to Z Moondustwriter
Aha! You have very smart kids 🙂
Hehehe…this was hilarious! Moms are cute when it comes to these things, right?
Oh yes, they are! All our new and weird things amaze and surprise them!
In a word – precious. That was funny.
I often think of different words for those acronyms… but that takes the cake.
I love your 55 word limit – easy to read when hopping around to so many blogs.
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Thanks Jenny. Glad that this made you smile.
That was precisely the reason for 55 word limit. Makes it easier for me as well as for the readers 😉
Hhahaha Shilpa. Only you could come up with that .. Awkward ..very awkward. You started #atozchallege with laughter.. ty 🙂
Thanks. Happy that this made you smile and laugh 🙂
You’ll be in real trouble very soon when she finds out!! 😛
LOL 😀
That’s a hilarious and very well written post Shilpa. Thanks for the good laughs 🙂 Looking forward to reading the posts 🙂
Thank you Shashank! Glad you enjoyed reading this 55er! 🙂
LOL. This is a fun start to A-Z. I’m so glad you’re doing it, Shilpa.
Thanks Monica and good to see you join us for the challenge too 🙂
I do try and tell my mom about the slang but she refuses to pick it up, doesn’t want to murder the language. Super awkward BTW and I loved it. You are a pro at 55 fiction!
I know, our moms are not keen on our ‘bad’ ways 😀 Thanks Inderpreet, you are too generous 🙂
Oh similar situations happen so often at home 😛
Ishithaa
God!! They can be so hilarious and embarrassing too 😀
good one 🙂 what a start Shilpa! 🙂
Thanks M. Arent you joining for this A to Z Challenge?
no Shilpa, April is a month for holidays for me, was not sure if I could commit to a month of blogging; maybe next year…..
An interesting 55F with a wonderful message wrapped in it! Loved it, Shilpa! 🙂
I like your idea of doing a 55F for A-z challenge… simple, effective and impactful too 🙂
Thanks Rohini! Glad you enjoyed it. 55 words is easier for me and great for the readers who have to visit so many blogs too. A win-win situation 😉
Hahaha that was really awkward! Wonderful start 🙂
Thank you Soumya! 🙂
I am laughing out loud (that’s LOL for the new generation who have forgotten how to talk long-hand).
My mother, who at the height of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” phase, had no idea who MJ was, probably would not have picked up on this . I once made the mistake of explaining to her exactly what SNAFU meant, at a champagne brunch on Mother’s Day, no less. Yeah, I’m still wincing 30 years later, just thinking about that one.
Concise and brilliant as always, Shilpa. In fact, I think my comment is longer than your post! *LOL*
LOL 😀 We are so used to typing LOL that one day we might even say LOL in our conversations than actually laughing out loud!
I am still laughing and imagining the scene with your Mom 😀
Thanks a lot, LuAnn. Love you and yes, your comment is indeed longer than my post 😀
I did not know what AMA meant, but I know wtf. However, I guess I am the odd ball out because I do not use a lot of acronyms or slang in texting. I actually like to still write words out. 😎
I agree with you, writing words is way better than these slangs. There’s less room for misinterpretation and everyone is on the same page. 🙂
Wow, that was an awkward moment!! And a really LOL ending 😀
Glad you enjoyed reading this 55er, Shrikant 🙂
hahahahaha 😆 😆 😆
This was awesome!!
Thanks Anmol 🙂
hahahaha 😆 😆 😆 😆
This was awesome!! 😛
FFS! That’s Fat Finger Syndrome; the thing that causes typos.
Great start to the month.
I suffer from FFS especially when I am in a hurry! 😀
Ooops!
Seriously, how could we tell them the real meaning? 😛
TF too funny!
Thanks Catherine! 🙂
Ha ha ha!!! My Mom waits for me to visit to shower me with all kinds of doubts regarding her phone and tab. It’s kind of cute, though!
Yes, my mom does that too. 😀
Hi Shilpa,
Thanks for sending me this story from you A to Z past! It reminds ME of a story I wrote “Never Text a Valentine” http://lexicalcreations.weebly.com/jens-blog/a-valentiny-story
The funny thing is my son is always asking me what text-speak words mean, and gets mad when I text as him because he doesn’t want his friends to think he’s “hip with the jive” (his words – he’s trying to bring it back).
Hi Jen, thanks so much for reading this old post of mine. Loved your valentine exchange post. It’s hilarious 😀
Hahaha… kids!! 😀