FUTURE TWIXTER* SPOTTED ON THE TODAY SHOW
*TWIXTERS are basically “young adults” in their late teens and early 20’s who are taking FIVE TO TEN YEARS longer to grow up and become financially independent. Many of us mid-lifers are part of a generation of parents who have, due to guilt, overindulgence and politically correct nonsense having to do with instilling “self-esteem” in our children, created these TWIXTER monsters and are now stuck with them because we have no idea how to take care of themselves.
Excuse me, but I am nauseous right now. Seriously nauseous. I was just watching the Today Show and Al Roker was outside talking to the crowd. He came across a mother holding a kid who looked to be between 3 and 4 years old.
This kid had a MOHAWK with shaved head on either side and a TATTOO (I’m praying, hoping, wishing it’s temporary). Al Roker asked the mother whose idea it was to shave his head like this? She said with a BIG PROUD GRIN (this is what was really making me nauseous): It was HIS idea. HE WANTED IT.
This little kid had a very smug look on his face and I was thinking, “Where are the police…there should be lots of police in the middle of NYC…and why aren’t they ARRESTING this mother immediately for Code S&NPD (Stupid & Negligent Parental Decision???). I’m pretty sure it carries a penalty of up to 3 months in jail and LOTS OF community service as well as about 10 different parenting classes which she and whoever the father is (Let’s hope and pray and wish that there is an active father somewhere here) must attend daily until they get it. What’s this kid going to do when he’s a teenager? Has anyone thought of that? One thing I know is that he’s on the fast track to Twixterdom for sure.