txting 4 u, sjs

my mom is not what we would call "technical" yet she has these amazing gadgets -- she was first w/ the RAZR phone, first w/ the Mac, she has crazy awesome cameras and she now has an iphone. the thing is, she doesn't know how to use any of it.

so you can imagine my surprise when i started getting texts in "text language" (you know, lol, btw, c u l8r -- that stuff). there have been many, however most of them can't be deciphered by anyone i know. i asked her how she learned it and she told me "i don't know, i just watched someone and figured it out." whom she "watched" has not been determined, but they were clearly on drugs.

a short sampling is below in chrono order.
my all-time favorite from Oct. 2007:

I DNR c any celebs hope u r HCG be tm in to
Lv mom

(if someone can tell me what it means, you win a yet-to-be-determined prize)

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from july 08:

Did u guys hv a eq?

Hvnt he the tv on 2dy

Went 2 mama MIA

Lvd it

Call me ltr

Lv

Mom

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and, finally, from today:

Call me on my home ph later

At the outback now

Love you hon

Mom

you can see her skills on the phone have greatly improved (and from what i hear, everyone has some issues in the beginning of iphone texting). mostly i added this one just b/c she mentions writing me from Outback. now that's dedication to your kids.