My Personal World - My Son's Vocabulary Humor

Okay, so my son is 17. He's a junior in high school. I love him to death, but sometimes getting him to see the importance of certain subjects in school is difficult. For example, he had a Facebook post earlier this year where his use of the English language was some of the worst I had ever seen. Today he had a conversation with his mom (we're divorced and he lives with her) that went as follows (you'll laugh):

 

Well just now DJ learned the importance of vocabulary hahaha I am dying laughing at him as he storms off to bed. We are planning a trip to the Grand Canyon early summer. He and I were looking up some stop over interesting things to see or do to break up the trip. I came across a haunted Sanitarium along the way. Our conversation went like this:

Me: Hey DJ, this looks like fun, want to visit a sanitarium?

Him: that would be cool..

<I did a double take>

Me: Do you know what a sanitarium is?

Him: not really...

So I then had him read the website about the place. His eyes almost bulged out of his skull.

Him: ARE YOU NUTS?! SEE RIGHT THERE ~ DEAD PEOPLE... people have DIED.. do you read that?! GHOST!!!! You are out of your ever loving mind if you think I am stepping one foot near that place! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING... and on and on and on.....

Me: Then why did you say it would be cool to go see?

Him: I THOUGHT SANITARIUM MEANT A REALLY CLEAN HOTEL

I was falling on the ground laughing so hard I couldn't breathe! I finally managed to say

" Well see, English and vocabulary are both extremely important subjects in school."

Him: You are an evil woman

 

Hahahahaha...I bet he realizes he needs to consider what a new word means in the future a little more.

 

Thanks for reading, and sorry I didn't really have time for a real post, but this was hilarious to me and probably will be to anyone who has children in his age range whether they're yours or your brother's or sister's or maybe even just a friend's.