Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis
A collection of insanely funny texts between parents and kids, iWhen Parents Text/i is a surprisingly affecting window into the complicated time when parents aren’t ready to let go, and kids aren’t ready to ibe /ilet go. The parents are well-meaning but hopeless, silly and a little corny, and befuddled by the technology. The kids are bewildered yet patient: the perfect straight man. And the authors, two recent college graduates, Lauren Kaelin and Sophia Fraioli, have an unerring editorial instinct to select the funniest, sweetest, quirkiest, most-telling exchanges.br /br /strongThere’s the revelatory: /strongiMom: My fingers are saying words. This is amazing./i br /strongbr /The virtual scolding:/strong iDad: I will deal with your sassy behavior when I get home. Meanwhile have some fiber./ibr /strongbr /The autofill-challenged: /strongiMom: dig up some tadpoles on ur way homo. Me: ummm, what? Mom: It autocorrected me. I mean to say dig up some tadpoles on ur way homo. (4 minutes later) Mom: PICK UP SOME TAMPONS ON YOUR WAY HOME./ibr /strongbr /The manically inappropriate:/strong iMom: Woo Hoo—Ruth died, you know Uncle Lyman’s wife, BUT I have your Braves tickets and check on the table!!/ibr /strongbr /And the downright inexplicable:/strong iDad: You could poop your pants in the yankee candle store and no one would know./ibr /br /Launched as a website just last year, www.whenparentstext.com is a phenomenon. It receives 300,000 to 500,000 page views a day, with features in iThe Huffington Post/i, iEntertainment Weekly/i, iCollege Humor/i, and more. iWhen Parents Text/i includes the best of texts from the website, plus more than 50 percent all-new material never before published.br /br /Includes an emoticon glossary and 16-page color insert of MMS texts— multimedia messaging service, aka, bizarre photos from mom and dad. It’s the perfect gift for every text-savvy kid to give to his or her parents.
