Generation Gap
The wider the generation gap grows, the narrower it gets. Thanks largely to the Internet.. Aminah is my niece kind of. She lurks in the Web underbrush until I log on (or her Aunt Susan, my daughter-in-law does), then springs out in full Instant Message.
Aminah is eight years old. This a recent IM exchange, typos and all:
Maymina92: I am waiting like you said too.
Maymina92: sorry if I am inturupting
DWestheime: And Sweet Baboo, I am MAD at you. Every time you IM it cuts me off from what I am doing. I am through e-mailing now.
Maymina92: Why are you mad at me!!
DWestheime: AND NO DARK BACGROUNDS OR I WILL GO OFF LINE.
Maymina92: ok
DWestheime: I just told you why I was mad.
Maymina92: is the backround better?
DWestheime: You kept interrupting me. Didn't you know little children should be seen and not smelled? That backround is much better.
Maymina92: I think you mean childresn should be seen buet not heard
DWestheime: Oh. That's right.
Maymina92: yeah
Maymina92: want meto wait a few min?
DWestheime: I bet you smell good. Like cats.
Maymina92: I mean me to
DWestheime: No, I've finished my e-mail.
Maymina92: I sure hope I don't smell like cats
Maymina92: oh good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DWestheime: Cat's smeel GOOD. They are known for it.
Maymina92: What have you been doing?
Maymina92: What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DWestheime: Trying to answer my e-mail and this kd from up north kept interrupting.
Maymina92: is she smarter then some old baboooo named David
DWestheime: And before that I was working on income tax papers.
Maymina92: ha what a mad sweetie babboo
Maymina92: I meean bad
DWestheime: Oh, she is much smarter. When he was her age he couldn't type.
Maymina92: relly what a dum boy Maymina92: ( I am joking)
DWestheime: I may be dumb, but I can spell it right.
Maymina92: O shush up
Maymina92: (just joking)
DWestheime: That's what Cody always says. "Just joking"
Maymina92: whose Cody?
DWestheime: Your cousin. Our grandson.
Maymina92: Oh Cody
DWestheime: Say "Who's," not "Whose"
Maymina92: oh shush up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DWestheime: Never.
Maymina92: "just joking"
Maymina92: Oh you better
DWestheime: What will you do?
Maymina92: you won't get a hug next time I see you!
DWestheime: Yeah? I will hug you til your nose bleeds.
Maymina92: I won't let you get near you though
Maymina92: near me
DWestheime: You wouldn't say that if my cane didn't slow me down.
Maymina92: oh I would go up and down the stairs wich will take a half hour to get down and up and it will take two seconds
Maymina92: hold I want to do somthing
DWestheime: You are SO mean.
DWestheime: I gotta go.
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