Thunderous Eggs

What does it mean when your ten year old is playing some kind of arcade game (are they called that these days?) and suddenly shouts out, “Thunderous eggs!”. When I said, “I don’t get it” in the exact tone the eight year old uses when he’s confused (frequently) I was treated with the sound of silence. I normally like silence from my eight and ten year old boys. But this time I wondered if I had just heard some new insult or rude phrase that ‘kids these days’ use and I am not privy to.

Am I getting out of touch already and I’m not even forty years old? I have to admit that it wasn’t until I verbally suggested to my husband that we watch some Netflix and chill and he laughed uproariously and said “get your kit off then honey” that I had any idea of the subtext of the phrase. Actually, my husband would never say ‘get your kit off’ but he knew what the phrase meant and he’s a decade older than me.

Perhaps I should be hanging out in chat rooms with the younger crowd. Are they called chat rooms? You know when everyone is hanging out in that musically thing or chatting on instagram or snapchat (I thought these were just for photos and maybe slightly naughty ones).

I don’t want to be an old fuddy duddy at this age but sometimes I hear the things that come out of my mouth and think, what’s wrong with me? Better wrap up, it’s cold outside…if you don’t wash between your toes they might fall off …and if the wind changes your face will stay that way. I’M BECOMING MY MOTHER. No, I’m not even doing that, I think my mother is more hip (is THAT the right word) than me.

How do I stay in touch with my kids? How do I not become that (step) mum that the kids are like oh god she’s so hopeless? She doesn’t know anything about anything? I do know things! I know lots of things about the 80’s and I know all the words to every song on Pearl Jam’s Ten album. I was cool once.

Maybe I’m over reacting.

I have now googled “Thunderous Eggs”. Nothing came up. But Google did ask me if I meant Thundurus Ex, which turns out to be some kind of ultra rare Pokemon. Even Google knows I’m out of touch. Sigh. At least it wasn’t a code phrase for “Jeez my step mum is an idiot” I guess.