Thanks for the kind suggestion, Caroline!

Here is Caroline’s suggestion on Instagram if that’s your cuppa:

https://www.instagram.com/mr_phlindsay_sped/

(Yes, Meta is awful. For me, TikTok feels worse for my brain than Instagram, so. Such an era of difficult choices!)

My son uses bruh kind of like how one would use
Oh my gosh or like some kind of amazement or like for real?!? He’s not literally calling me bruh. I don’t see the issue. It’s just common phrase of the moment it’s not disrespectful. Like if he sees a super giant cake he’d go bruh! Mom!! Come see this cake. lol he’s not being rude to me.

Socks and crocs—the ultimate gen alpha (and of course the jersey)

I’m not sure if this falls under the category of “boundaries”. It’s not inherently disrespectful, it isn’t foul language, it isn’t being used in a derogatory manner. Maybe, in school, it’s a not okay to call your teachers “bruh”. But calling your mother that, jokingly, in your own home, your safe space? Yeah, I’m gonna say that’s probably okay. If saying bro is the beginning of their descent into lawlessness and disrespect, well, I suspect there are other issues going on.

I’m living in Germany, former GDR, and don’t tell your kid: it’s June 1st for us here :) little presents, garden parties, until I had a kid myself I got chocolate from my grandma!