For parents out there that are not up to date with text-speak, you are not alone. NGL, it’s hard to keep up, but TBH, once you get the slang down, it gets easier to decipher what they all mean. Clueless Kelly over here giving you tips. Take ’em or leave ’em.

To be honest (TBH) and Not gonna lie (NGL) were the last two my kids let slip, and boy, did I have a hayday! My daughter was pretty embarrased of my joy over using TBH and NGL in one sentence. Her cringing just eggs me on. WALIA. (What a loser I am – Just made that one up. It might stick).

NGL, this teen texting business is over my head. I’m taking notes as soon as my kids let slip what some of these letters mean, but TBH my notes app is nearly empty since they don’t use slang when texting me (which I’m grateful for in some ways). I used NBD today when texting my sister. I was pretty excited because I thought I had made it up, but I just googled it and lo and behold, I didn’t. I’m just so behind the times, LOL.

My text-speak IQ is pretty low, so keep me posted on ones! Use the comment section below. Maybe I’ll be the one to introduce them to new ones.

WTBS? (Wouldn’t that be something)?

Oooh, ‘Scuse me while I text my daughter… I bet she will be impressed. BRB.

EDIT: Welp, WTBS actually means “With that being said”, but I like my version better.

TTYL!