by SullivanRose

Created on: January 17, 2010

Are you obsolete? Did you come from a different era? Then you’ve arrived at the right article at the right time. Sit back and receive a contemporary, progressive attitude makeover that will bring you into the time period of your teenagers. From this letter forward, there are no teens allowed. You must be 21 years old and older to read this article because this rendering is designed just for parents.

Terminology: You need some emoticons and texting abbreviations to modernize and renovate your vocabulary and cell phone habits. Please feel free to use these on your teens, your teen’s boyfriends, your teen’s girlfriends and any other friend they have.

Do not hesitate to be creative within your own world, but since the writer gets the head start here, you will get some tips.

So here is the assignment for today. Learn to text. Learn the language. Make it fun. Within this article, you will find many fun emoticons (facial expressions for texting) and texting abbreviations to practice on your teenagers with. Some of them are fun for adults too.

1. The next time your daughter’s boyfriend comes over (or vice versa) and he puts his arms around her, text him this spider: ^(00)^. For the challenged, it works like this: shift 6, left parenthesis, zero, zero, right parenthesis, shift 6.

2. When that doesn’t work, try this: :-X (means big sloppy kiss) or :-9 (means salivating) or :-)… (means drooling).

3. If you still don’t have their attention, have dad text them this: :^) (means broken nose) and follow it up with this one: >8-D (means evil crazed laughter).

4. This works good too. If nothing else, they will feel watched. :-& (means tongue tied) or try this: Put :-P (means put tongue in cheek)

5. Send this message. Oooooh!, shocked :o or :-<>

6. TMI means Too Much Information, so try this - TM M8 ( means too much, mate)

7. CYE = Check your email. Who knows, maybe she will get up and check it.

8. EO means End of - so combine it - and say - EOH&K meaning End of Hugs and Kisses.

9. When all else fails just send this message: She’s not your type, she’s not inflatable! Or how about this one: If you try, you better not succeed!

10. My husband’s favorite message to send is this: “TACTICAL ERROR!”

And here are a few more. At the very least, if your teens don’t know what they mean, they may have to stop what they are doing and look them up.

1. GAL means Get a Life!

2. KC means keep cool!

3. KISS means Keep it Simple, Stupid!

4. KOTC means Kiss on the cheek or let’s say KT (kiss this) and put the spider emoticon behind it. KT^(00)^

5. LDR means Long Distance Relationship

6. PITA means Pain in the * rectum

7. YBS means You’ll be Sorry!

8. PRL means Parents are Listening!

9. W8 means Wait!

10. CIBM means Could it be Magic?

11. HHIS means Hanging head in shame

12. SOHF means Sense of Humor Failure

So will this work? SOHF W8 PRL YBS! Sense of Humor Failure, Wait! Parents are Listening, You’ll Be Sorry!

I’m sure, as a parent, you will always be able to get your point across.

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