Something happened to me at the dinner table today. I can only describe it as shocking. My 7 year old was talking about some song and all of a sudden he stuck his arms out together at the end of the song. Not paying much attention i asked him what that means and he looked at me and said, “this is dabbing dad”. Confused but still only half paying attention i said “Whats dabbing”? “This is dabbing”, he then proceeded to do three or four different kinds of (dabs?). I dropped my fork, the piece of broccoli hanging part way out of my mouth. “Oh dear god” I said. “Its happening.” This is the first time that one of my children has described a cultural activity and i had no clue what he was talking about. More than no clue i somehow had no relation to it whatsoever! I took stock of his motions and i tried to match that image up with everything i had seen in my life trying to find a resemblance that would give it some meaning. NOTHING! I even put it next to the things i wish i hadnt seen in my life and it didnt resemble any of those things either. I didnt know if this motion was cool, not cool, naughty, funny – I was totally in the dark! I was dumbfounded! I knew this would happen someday, i just thought i had more time.
March 16, 2017 at 7:13 pm
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