This book was a Kindle daily deal on Amazon so I snatched it up. It was fantastic! The authors are best friends who grew up together, went of to college, graduated and ended up moving back home when the job market wasn't as rosy as they hoped. Not an uncommen story these days. In the process they and their parents had to redefine some of their roles as they struggled to live together as adults, not just parent and child. The authors grew up exposed to cell phones, computers, Youtube, and Facebook. Their parents, and me to a certain extent, often feel like we're learning a second language. And sometimes, we just don't get it. That gap, and the hilarious results, lead to this book. Well, first it lead to the website
www.whenparentstext.com and then to the book.
As you read these just substitue any 17-25 year old you know for "ME" and any parent or adult over 35 for "MOM" or "DAD"
ME: Mom, did I see you last night? Sorry I came home a little hammered…
MOM: Um, yes. You did.
ME: Uh oh. What happened?
MOM: I reminded you to change your clocks and you burst into tears. I’ll remember it’s a senastive subject from now on.
DAD: I'm not sure but I think I just accidently divorced your mom on facebook...I'll keep you updated
ME: (silence)
MOM: why is your father married to his sister on facebook?
ME: You get to pick me up from college in 28 days!
DAD: Ok
ME: Yay would be a better response
DAD: Why do we get to drop you off somewhere else afterwords?
The book has chapters from "n00bs" to "the world wide web" to just "wow". It was fun. It was fast. I laughed out loud so hard I cried and I'm pretty sure I scared my cat. Sometime things just tickle your funny bone.
