Comments on: For all my fellow tween girl moms

By: Want Not » OMG, let’s talk in text-speak!

Want Not » OMG, let’s talk in text-speak! — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:51:12 +0000

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By: ellen

ellen — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:40:32 +0000

All I can say is think of the alternative….periods and birthdays. I’ll take em……

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:24:16 +0000

My mom always called the items that go with the “punctuation for women” (Love that! Consider it stolen!) “Supplies”, which was beyond embarrassing, but handy as shorthand for those things that are Not To Be Spoken About.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:58:54 +0000

Of course you’re not discussing this. That would be totally embarrassing! But to make this worse (or better) – my daughter and her college friends call their *ahem* periodic issues “a baby problem.” Threw her dad for a loop when he heard it the first time!

By: Jodi

Jodi — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:12:46 +0000

I have two teens and two tweens. So I pretty much get the eye rolling no matter what I do. But girl stuff is always appreciated in my house.

By: jen in tn

jen in tn — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:13:32 +0000

whenever i reference this particular topic in an email or whatever, i refer to it a “punctuation for women.”

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:35:09 +0000

Maybe add a packet of advil, lol. Although my daughter doesn’t get cramps. weirdo, not that I’m jealous or anything.

By: Beth R

Beth R — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:01:21 +0000

Definitely add the chocolate bar! That would make it a little less “Moooooooom!” and a bit more “Thanks, Mom!”