If only I could capture the energy of my grandmother spinning in her grave...

[fullcontactmuse]

My grandmother was an English teacher and a very, very smart woman who was a role model for a lot of people. With that in mind, I give you this IM conversation with my eldest child.

I said: Have you done your chores?
I said: Have you done your chores?
I said: (Trash and dishes)
Eldest Child said: yah
Eldest Child said: y u asc?
Eldest Child said: The roommate's up
I said: Did you start the dishwasher?
Eldest Child said: he wooda goten aftr me
Eldest Child said: yah, it on
Eldest Child said: and there a bag in GB can
Eldest Child said: (: Eldest Child said:
Eldest Child said: there we go
Eldest Child said: <3 u
I said: I am going to ground you from the Xbox and the comput if you continue to mutilate the English language.
Eldest Child said: <3 yu
Eldest Child said: *you