These are yesterday's text messages from four of my kids.
Jonah is in the big smoke at University or he would have gone down the same road as the others.
Padraic 6:00 pm from his bedroom
“mum how do you get the thing on word that when you type a word in it brings all the other words with similar meanings up”
(Oh you mean a Thesaurus to find synonyms… what are they teaching you at school?)
Pinky: Click on review then thesaurus
Padraic: “not spag tonight please ma had it last night at dads”
(Not my problem buddy I’m not running a restaurant)
Pinky: It’s spag bol. Sorry.
Padraic: “Don’t worry I’ll go over to Bens for dinner”
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Thaddeus- 4:00 pm from University
“Not cooking spag 2nite were you”
(Damn straight.)
Pinky: Yep. Don’t forget it’s Famine’s birthday. Send him a text.
Thaddeus: “Damien has a birthday?”
Pinky: Sorry autocorrect- Damien, your uncle.
Thaddeus: “Cya round 7”
6:30 pm…
Thaddeus: “Sorry for late notice but can’t make dinner.”
Thaddeus- 4:00 pm from University
“Not cooking spag 2nite were you”
(Damn straight.)
Pinky: Yep. Don’t forget it’s Famine’s birthday. Send him a text.
Thaddeus: “Damien has a birthday?”
Pinky: Sorry autocorrect- Damien, your uncle.
Thaddeus: “Cya round 7”
6:30 pm…
Thaddeus: “Sorry for late notice but can’t make dinner.”
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Lulu -1:30pm from school
“So oooooooo $1250 deposit is due for UK”
(Oh so now she wants money for the Netball trip after slamming the car door on me this morning)
Pinky: Talk to ur father.
Lulu: “He said to talk to you. wats for din din”
(Poison)
Pinky: Spag Bol
5:25 pm from netball training
Lulu: "Don’t worry bout pikin me up. Stayin at Dad’s for din din."
Lulu -1:30pm from school
“So oooooooo $1250 deposit is due for UK”
(Oh so now she wants money for the Netball trip after slamming the car door on me this morning)
Pinky: Talk to ur father.
Lulu: “He said to talk to you. wats for din din”
(Poison)
Pinky: Spag Bol
5:25 pm from netball training
Lulu: "Don’t worry bout pikin me up. Stayin at Dad’s for din din."
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Hagar- 7:30 am about thirty minutes after he left for work.
“Hey mum I’m just letting you know I ate all the ham for breakfast because I have no money”
(Crap now what am I going to use for Padraic and Lulu’s school lunch… mind you he did say sorry.)
Pinky: Ok
Hagar: “Could you cook me dinner tonight please”
Pinky: Yep. It’s spaghetti
6:00pm from girlfriend Meggle's place.
Hagar: “I don’t need dinner tonight”
Pinky: Ok there’ll be spaghetti in fridge for breakfast tomorrow.
(Quite a lot of it actually.)
Hagar- 7:30 am about thirty minutes after he left for work.
“Hey mum I’m just letting you know I ate all the ham for breakfast because I have no money”
(Crap now what am I going to use for Padraic and Lulu’s school lunch… mind you he did say sorry.)
Pinky: Ok
Hagar: “Could you cook me dinner tonight please”
Pinky: Yep. It’s spaghetti
6:00pm from girlfriend Meggle's place.
Hagar: “I don’t need dinner tonight”
Pinky: Ok there’ll be spaghetti in fridge for breakfast tomorrow.
(Quite a lot of it actually.)
