Either last summer or the summer before that, I was tortured while at a neighborhood pool: I had to sit there and listen to a 40-something year old dad constantly call his son and his son's friends "bro." The kids kept saying "bro" to him and each other, and they weren't doing it in a joking or mocking manner. They were being serious by saying it. They were playing catch with a football in the pool and every other comment was "come on, bro, that throw was way too high. Bro, I can't catch that." Then the response was usually along the lines of "bro, if you can get a hand on it, you can catch it. Do you even watch football, bro"?
A few weeks ago, I was sitting behind a youth team's soccer bench. The kids on the bench kept calling each other "bro." This team was probably 11U. Then, before that game ended, an older group of kids (probably 14U) came and sat on the same bench, and they all kept saying "bro" to each other.
On Memorial Day, while in my gym, a group of young girls (probably around eight years old) came in and were being typical kids. They aren't supposed to be in there alone if they aren't 16, and they aren't supposed to be in there even with an adult if they aren't 13. A woman on an elliptical had enough of their horseplay and told them it wasn't a playground and they needed to leave. One of the young girls responded to her with "bro, we are just trying to get a workout in." Another young girl responded with "where do you want us to go, bro? We are sick of being at the pool."
I've mentioned it before, but my neighborhood is like Vegas for children with everything here, so just about every residence has a handful of young children. 35% of all people who live here are 18 or younger. I try to avoid people and having to talk to them as much as possible, so I am not around kids frequently. But is that how you and your children talk? Do you sound like complete idiots each time you open your mouth and can't resist from saying "bro"?
A few weeks ago, I was sitting behind a youth team's soccer bench. The kids on the bench kept calling each other "bro." This team was probably 11U. Then, before that game ended, an older group of kids (probably 14U) came and sat on the same bench, and they all kept saying "bro" to each other.
On Memorial Day, while in my gym, a group of young girls (probably around eight years old) came in and were being typical kids. They aren't supposed to be in there alone if they aren't 16, and they aren't supposed to be in there even with an adult if they aren't 13. A woman on an elliptical had enough of their horseplay and told them it wasn't a playground and they needed to leave. One of the young girls responded to her with "bro, we are just trying to get a workout in." Another young girl responded with "where do you want us to go, bro? We are sick of being at the pool."
I've mentioned it before, but my neighborhood is like Vegas for children with everything here, so just about every residence has a handful of young children. 35% of all people who live here are 18 or younger. I try to avoid people and having to talk to them as much as possible, so I am not around kids frequently. But is that how you and your children talk? Do you sound like complete idiots each time you open your mouth and can't resist from saying "bro"?
