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Can some one translate this SMS from my son! "I WL B L8, AAMOF I WNT CM HM SOON, 2M2H :–@, KP FD RDY N MIC,?, TKS!"
hi ma
How much?
hw dd u no?
I’m a Mom.....that’s how
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Call
y
Because I say so
ok, ma – SMH
Hey, you know only actual words work for me...
L
Even worse
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HI
y r u shouting?
I’M NOT....
APPA... USE LOWER CASE
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Hggdggmbha
hi ma
Hwwww
i’m the stupid kid who bought you that over-sensitive phone, that’s how....
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How to SMS?
er...like you did just now, ma
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H E LLL ooo
hi thatha
Yowre Pasyi wanydd ro kjmo of yoi are estunb ok
tell paati i’m eating ok
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Post-menopausal woman walks up to hunky swimming coach and...
MA!
Oops! Sorry... was forwarding to my gang and included your number by mistake...
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Spinach?
potato
Potato yesterday
so?
Fine – come home and do the cooking
not an issue – cereal for dinner ok?
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ma, how to say: ‘come back by 2.30’ in hindi?
Seriously? You did Hindi in school, remember?
so?
So ... didn’t you learn anything?
got thru, no?
Point
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MY PHONE CHANGES MY WORDS
appa, told you – turn off ‘dictionary’ option....AND USE LOWER CASE...
WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?
oh dear God....
I DOUBT EVEN HE CAN UNDERSTAND THESE STUPID PHONES
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Terrible phone
what now?
Rang yesterday at Music Academy didn’t know what to do
ma, i taught you how to put it on silent
Forgot and that too ‘Badtameez Dil’ at my age
LOL!!
Not a bit. Everyone glared – thinking of giving up membership
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Panda says menu will bring venom today
ma, told you, turn off autocorrect
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Hello?
Amma?
How come you’re calling on this phone?
Ma, all ok?
Yes, of course, why?
Why are you and Appa not picking up your cells?
Huh?
Your cells. Why aren’t you answering? We’ve all been trying to reach you for the past half hour.
Oh... Appa took his hearing aid off because it was irritating him. TV was on, and my cell ... my cell is ...
Ma, where is your cell?
Er...it’s there only....
Where?
Inside...
Inside where, Amma?
Godrej locker....
Ma...
What?
Nothing.
You children worry too much. And hello...?
Yes, Ma?
Nice to talk to you on a real phone after so long.... instead of one of those....those...things.
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ma, what does it mean when veggies turn all squishy and have things on them?
Run – the aliens have landed in your ‘fridge
funneee, ma
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ma, not sure if i really want to be a mom
Bit late, no? Your daughter is almost a year old ....
why do i feel like you’re grinning .....?
Because I am ... revenge is sweet ....
nassssty, ma
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ma, give me your onion sambar recipe
Awww....
ew – don’t get all senti now, please...
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What’s roffle?
What?
Roffle....your brother uses it whenever he messages, which isn’t as often as he might
he does his best, ma
Could do better
tell him then, not me
So, what’s roffle?
think u mean ROFL – it means Rolling on the Floor Laughing
Really? The things you kids come up with...then what’s something that goes WT something?
ma, maybe u skip that one?
Really? Even in SMSes? YKR2M
huh?
You Kids Are Too Much .... hey, how’s this: WWTTON
ma....
Whatever Will They Think Of Next
let it go, ma
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ma, paapa just swallowed a lot of bath water. Is that bad?
Send him here – I’ll keep my grandchild with me till he turns 18, it’s safer
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Hume for sinner?
Ha ha, sorry, meent hume fir dinner
Sorry, leant home for finner
Sorry again –
ma, stop, yes, am home for dinner
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Am sending some biscuit pudding over, smiley face
ma, needn’t spell it out
Biscuit pudding?
NO.... ‘smiley face’. You text it
How do I find it in my phone?
then use punctuation
Oh you mean like colon, bracket and all?
never mind. just send the pudding – fed-up face
Very funny
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Find I love to goggle
midlife crises, ma?
Oops! Meant Google....and watch it, kid!
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ma, stupid potatoes change colour as soon as I cut them
Peel, slice or chop, then place in water....it’s all in the recipes I wrote out for you...this means you don’t listen whether I talk – or write ... Wow!
never miss a chance, do you, ma?
What can I say? It’s what I do best!
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hey
hey
thought u wre so smart teaching amma/appa to SMS
i know – big, big mistake – i got a message from hr at 3.15 mrnng
serves u rite, u no amma has a hrd tme wit time zones
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ma, remember that curry you used to make?
Which one?
used to be red and chunky
Good God – what were we feeding you kids?
ha ha....well, this was one of the better ones
‘one of the’, eh? Very well, this is a secret I take with me, then
come on, ma
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appa, need the car this evening
Ask your mother
did so.... said to ask u
Ok – she said she needs car 6 to 8....I need it at 7.30, we’re working that out....
will u be back by 9?
Should be
i’ll take it then
Troop movements must be easier, I’m sure
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Cold better?
yup
No fever?
don’t know....
Why haven’t you checked your temp?
i’m ok, ma, don’t fuss
What are you eating?
ma, sleepy....will call later
Don’t forget – plenty of fluids
ok ma ok
Wait till you have your own kids – then you’ll know
and on that day i’ll msg you
Fine – act smart ....i’m only your mom...
seriously?!! isn’t that old card totally frayed by now?!!
Sniff!!
you’re kidding ....even via sms....?
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outfit’s a little more than 14....too much?
Way too much....it’s a ‘no’
hmmm – we’ll see....and i’m switching the phone off for a bit....
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Reached?
ya
Journey comfy?
ya
Did you eat?
ya
Tired?
na
Caught campus transport?
ya
Ok then, will talk later...stay safe...
ya
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And then of course – the Kid-Klassic:
All ok?
ya
Sometimes – that’s all you need to know.
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