"You're gonna blog about how you made a mistake, Mom…aren't you?" my daughter, unamused, not so much suggesting as demanding.
I blame it on Fighting Gravity. They were the ones who in the first place.
I was oblivious until I received a phone call from a friend and her son (together on speaker), and honestly, even then, I thought it was just a simple, isolated misunderstanding. But when my kids saw it–first my 13-year-old son, then my 18-year-old daughter–and had the same reaction (eyeballs popping out of their heads and jaws smacking the floor silly) I decided m a y b e I needed to clarify.
"…three letters that I (and countless others on Twitter) interpret as "For the win." A happy little phrase, a celebratory abbreviation, a hashtag to attach enthusiastic emphasis at the end of a comment, something good. Like when I believed Fighting Gravity's black light illusion performance was a winner for America's Got Talent and .
B u t it appears my friend Amanda and her son Jack…and my children–none of whom use this expression!–thought I m.i.g.h.t. be saying something a l e e t l e bit less savory. Ef-bombin' the world so to speak. (My whiz-bang research across the internets uncovered a . Go figure.)
WTH(eck)???? While I think Anne Lamott has a lot to say, and I adore my long-time blog lovie The Bloggess–both of whom profanely salt and cayenne tepin pepper their writings–I will never post efbombs or anything more salty than a well-placed Southern "dayem" or an appropriately necessary "hell" (hmmm, both of which seem rather gratuitous here…) because I never know when my husband, kids, friends, MY FRIENDS' KIDS, my {in}courage bosses…AND GOD might read my posts!
My language in traffic is another story, but this ain't True Confessions….
Ai yi yi…so this—THIS–is why my kids finally asked me to blog a post. So I am…
…and it's totally FTW.
You're welcome to 😉
thank you so very much
I didn’t know what it meant. What did they think it meant? I’m so 1950s
I am really glad that you clarified that!! Not that I thought it was something “bad” on your post, but I had not clue what it meant and was afraid to google it for fear of it have a double meaning!!
I should really use the preview button more often, the grammar in my comment is all wrong!! So glad I don’t speak like I type!
I didn’t really know what it meant either, but I certainly didn’t think it meant something unsavory. 🙂
*grin*
Aw…c’mon. Say it. Just once.
I saw that post and totally didn’t know what it meant–either way. But thank you for clarifying. My kids would have done the same thing, for sure. Don’t you love how they keep you accountable?? 🙂
You're welcome, baby.
That is so funny! I can so relate, both about the non-swearing and the lack of encouragement from the kids to blog. I typically hear (in an exasperated voice) “Are you going to BLOG this?”
Pamela,
I rewrote the post so maybe it's a bit clearer now? If not, email me and I'll spell it out. I think I'd be arrested if I did now ;).
Jean…HA! It doesn't just have a double meaning, it has tons o' meanings! (I re-wrote my post and linked to a page with lots of 'em). So funny. 🙂
I have always wondered what that meant. Thank you for clarifying!
Amy,
Apparently only if your a tween, teen or 20-something. Le s i g h :/.
Kelly,
🙂 🙂 😀
My 18 year old sister informed me last year that it meant for the win. :). This post cracked me up, though.
MINDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IS THIS YOU????
Were your ears burning the other night? I had to stay up late to put bread loaves in the oven (that I had forgotten to earlier :/), and I skyped w/Willowtree for the first time EVAH! So fun (he could't believe I could understand him–it was totally like talking to an Outback commercial), and we were reminiscing about the old "gang". Blogging's a different world now, huh?
Miss you, btw :).
And………..let me clarify for you: I'm talking about what I'm willing to WRITE, not what I might or might now SAY. 😉
Shelly,
Rachel doesn't often read my blog, but I think it's a) funny she saw that post; b) was the first person to comment to THIS one! And if ANYONE thought I'd write that, I'm so glad to have the chance to clarify! Which reminds me…I need to go back to the original post and link to this one! YIKES!
Lolli,
I guess because I've been blogging so long (five years) and lost some of my steam, that doesn't get asked so frequently anymore. Funny, the boys' haven't minded in years past when I talked about them or posted pics, but my daughter? Whoa Nellie…she NO likey!
Andrea,
You (and so many others) have corrected my thinking: when I didn't know what it mean, I thought I was the ONLY ONE! Now I realize it's best not to assume that relative to, well, anything online! 🙂
Jessica,
It's still crackin' me up, too 🙂
My 19yo brother said the same thing when he was reading my Twitter feed one day. “Um, wow… you’re getting really adventurous in your language these days, Sis.” I, too, did some google searching and quickly showed him that we were BOTH right, ha!
I saw you write it on twitter and did a double-take I must admit. I knew that you didn’t mean that…but wondered what you meant. I think this whole thing is pretty funny! Funny you did it, funny clarification. Smile from me today. :0)
I never thought of that interpretation of FTW. However, I avoid using WTH because people might think I mean h-e-double hockey sticks.
Ha ha ha ha ha! That’s so funny! FTW indeed!
hilarious! FTW!
hilarious yes! however i can commisserate generational vernacular differences. to one generation “faggots” mean sticks to another, not so much. (no, i didn’t use the word, i was reading from the kjv). to one generation “booty” means spoil taken from an enemy in war, plunder. to this generation the something taken is not spoil from war. just sayin
Holy crud! I have been trying to figure that one out forever!
Thanks for clarifying, friend!
My kids (teens) do not use it either….but I knew, knew it had to be bad!
Dern!
Sorry you fell victim to “appearing” to be following the yuck meaning!
You are awesome.
Ha! that was cute! My kids are the same way … love to catch me drop a bomb but the worse I come up with is HE double toothpicks or the “S” word — or manure to be precise. Have a great day… 🙂
Being a gamer, I’m fairly certain the term in question came from the gaming community. In the current (World of Warcraft) usage, it would be “Kingslayer title FTW!”
But yah, I understand the confusion. =)
Bwahahahahahaha – You just totally answered SO MANY QUESTIONS I’ve had for agessss!!!
Bwahahahahahaha – You just totally answered SO MANY QUESTIONS I’ve had for agessss!!!
Well, looky here! I learned something new. You are a riot!!