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Mommy to Chloe (Coco)--- It's going to rain. don't forget your umbrella JIC
Coco--- Ok. BTW what is JIC ?
Mommy--- Just In Case.
Coco--- Mom, That's not a thing.
Mommy--- Yeah it is, like LMFAO or WTF or LOL
Coco--- No mom , "JIC" is something you made up.
Mommy--- Yeah, but it's easier than writing "Just in case"....anyway LOVE YOU!!! B
Coco--- B?
Mommy--- Bye.."B" stands for "Bye".
Coco--- No MOM...it's just a "B". It could mean anything.
Mommy--- What else could it have meant?
Coco--- KMILYVMIBMU
Mommy--- WTF is THAT gibberish?
Coco--- That is what it would look like if I just text 1st letters of every word to you.
It stands for, " K MOM I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. I BROUGHT MY UMBRELLA."
Mommy--- UOENO------That's a song by Wiz Khalifa
Coco--- How would you even know that UOENO means "You don't even know"? And more...How do you know it's by Wiz Khalifa????
Mommy--- UOENO !
Coco--MOM!!!
Mommy--- Look, mostly I just didn't want you to get wet. I just wanted you to bring your umbrella to school JIC.
Coco--- OMG
Mommy-......JIC....
Communication...with my older girls is essential and often not well done. I work over 40 hours per week and Chloe and Liza go to high school full time ( ish). Chloe has a social life comparable to Kate Middleton and we often can go days without communicating.
I also am not privy to their "Snapchat" stories or "Instagrams" or "Tumblers"... Although..I recently found that I have many followers on my " Instagram" which I don't have ( thank you Ruby).
When I was 18 , I was already in college and in addition to attending "pre- med" classes, was following the Grateful Dead without the benefit of any cellphone or snap chat or Facebook or Instagram . I think my parents were in ignorant bliss.
I remember coming home from a long weekend of "concert going" to my mom's house and being sick as hell. She told me to go see my family medicine doc...Dr. Lewis..
I had the worst sore throat and fever. My throat had ulcers and my head hurt and I was dragging !!
I got home and she said.. " Well, what did he say?"...I said..."He told me I had a 'cock sucking virus' and that it would eventually get better...'Mom... I can tell you.. I'M NEVER DOING THAT AGAIN if it makes me feel this sick!' "
She looked at me very bewildered.
She told me she would be right back and immediately called the Family Medicine Clinic ( no HIPPA rules back then I guess).
She came back and calmly explained that he said that I had a "COXSACKIE VIRUS" which was named after a town in upstate NewYork. She started to tell me that it nothing to do with anything I had done on my camping/concert trip and then just stopped and said that I should rest and that she would bring me some tea.
Well then......
So, Chloe is getting ready to go to a "Rap" concert in Miami in May with friends. Guess which mom will be driving her to said concert and picking her up at the end??? Same mom that with be rooming with her and friends in nice hotel room.
I don't know what I will do in August when she goes off to college. There is a "Find my Friend" app that can track her down to the address where she is.. that she has actually said would be OK for us to share.
She and Liza and I communicate. Not as much as we want ( or at least I want) but there is no fear of repercussion. Let me keep you safe and informed and in return you keep me in the loop. Coco actually is looking forward to me coming with her to Miami concert ( not that I will be attending by choice) and I am looking forward to spending time and communicating with my first Kitten.
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