TLA (Three Letter Acronyms)

Today Isabella pulled a little purple card out of her backpack, a cute little thing with a nice happy face on it. When I asked her if she made it today she told me that a girl named Lily in her class had made it for her. “She’s my BFF... that means Best Friend Forever.” Wow. This is a 5 year old talking like that. It was in that moment the generation gap really hit me. While I was in the back yard making leaf houses at the age of 5, Isabella is using terms like BFF and talking in acronyms. I’m not concerned, but it seems odd to hear those words come out of a 5 year olds mouth. It really makes me think about how I want to educate her on social graces, if you will. I have heard kids saying things like “pics” which drives me nuts, the word is pictures and it really isn’t that hard to say. I know kids are quite different when they are around their friends versus parents but I think it’s all about finding a balance and about compromise. All I know is we are in for a very exciting future with her.