Getting school'd in the new childhood game

[tjr42px]

I'm learning that I'm an "old" just about daily. Not just from my kid on things from Minecraft to dabbing, but "kids" I work with blow my mind too. It's crazy...or is it cray cray? Lol. It drives DW crazy when I say stuff like that. I only say it because it drives her nuts. 😜

What makes you feel lost in the generational gap?

[tjr42px]

I'm slowly learning Minecraft. "Mini games" are my buddies thing these days. I'm constantly asking and re-asking how to jump, thrown an item, etc. dude was in trouble when he showed me how to shoot my bow though. No mercy for smart ass 5 year olds.

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Oh, he also was playing and said "look, it's my 'mooshrooms!'" I was laughing at the pronunciation. Clearly this was a failed attempt at mushroom given the item in his hand looked like a red and white mushroom. To my surprise the "mooshroom" is legit and is the name for the kid's cows that have a red and white toadstool pattern of hair. 🤔. Still hilarious, but damn? I had no idea. Mooshrooms...

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You know the "kids" I work with don't know who The Doors are? Or Mary Tyler Moore? I can kinda see that, but no Fraggke Rock? No David the Gnome? Not even Thundercats.

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Apparently it's cool to troll your dad nowadays.

Me: Yeah, that's right buddy. The Super Bowl is tomorrow.

DS: Yup. The Patriots and the Falcons.

Me: ::I nod in agreement::

DS: I once played in the Super Bowl on Madden. You know the Patriots and the Falcons. The Falcons did as bad as the Packers did in that game they got beat and lost. Remember when they didn't get many goals (points) in that game just before the Super Bowl and lost?

Me: ::with tears in my eyes:: yes buddy, I still remember that.

Really how many times did he need to say "lost" or "beat" or "bad"? Little jerk...