Gyat! It’s that time again. Spring break is upon us and with it comes the children of our children seeking warmer climes and perhaps a beach. They bring with them not only their dirty laundry but a vocabulary of slang words that have you wondering if your hearing aids are working properly. Well, fear not.
No, it’s not! Full disclosure. I DID NOT write the following essay. I was speaking to my partner-in-crime, the person who helps me clutter your inbox once a month, and bemoaning the fact that I was running out of ideas. Over the past 12 years, I have succeeded in raising kvetching to an art form,
Spoiler alert: I griped about this very same topic a couple of years ago, but apparently no one was listening! I’m still hearing the same robotic-like comments from well-meaning people, comments to which I feel coerced to politely respond. And it’s the “politely respond” part that I find particularly irksome. Call me cranky, or something
