For #MothersDay I will share some of my favorite #TextsFromMyKids:

[itgrrl@infosec.exchange]

@wendynather did she get your excellent riposte tho?

[kierkegaanks@beige.party]

@wendynather your kids are weirdos. Good job!

[wendynather@infosec.exchange]

@Kierkegaanks I can’t take all the credit; I just marvel at it

[kierkegaanks@beige.party]

@wendynather strange blossoms don’t grow in bad soil

[luigirenna@infosec.exchange]

@wendynather I am loving all this thread

[deirdrebeth@mas.to]

@wendynather

This whole thread is gold

[stepheneb@ruby.social]

@wendynather

So wonderful, thanks for sharing!!

[benfromkc@infosec.exchange]

@wendynather

This entire sequence has been amazing.

Waking up to these made my day better, but now I really want to meet your kids.

[wendynather@infosec.exchange]

@benfromkc Thank you! I’m so lucky to have them.

[paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange]

@wendynather

one of my proud "surprise the parents" moments was when i was working at a place doing encryption hardware. at the time, this meant that you had to register with the state department as an arms dealer, since encryption was considered a munition.

my call home:

"so, mom & dad, you'll be happy to know that i've given up working on this whole internet thing and found something with a much steadier income. we've become arms dealers!"

[petrillic@hachyderm.io]

@wendynather raising them right

[paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange]

@wendynather

kids being hysterically funny is the biggest reason why we have survived as a species. otherwise, we'd all have been killed off in our teen years for reasons.

[claushoumann@mastodon.social]

@wendynather not getting this one

[wendynather@infosec.exchange]

@claushoumann 10q = thank you; 4q = well, guess

[wendynather@infosec.exchange]

@paul_ipv6 That is truly awesome!

[paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange]

@wendynather

i feel that it is my duty as a child to be sure that my parents' blood flow is always up to a certain level. in my case, that means keeping their blood pressure up on a regular basis.

another classic:

me: hi mom, are you sitting down?

mom: should i be?

me: i'd recommend it. so, i've given it a lot of thought and i've decided to drop out of college and enlist in the navy or air force

mom: <quiet for a good full minute> well. that's original. so. seriously. how much do you need in your checking account?

another fun one:

me: so, folks, i've decided to drop out of college and learn to build and repair guitars and other musical instruments

i suspect i found a partner with infinite patience because i knew that i'd need someone as patient as my parents.

[discontinuity@infosec.exchange]

@wendynather all of these texts, your kids' and your replies, are a true joy. Thanks for sharing them!

[claushoumann@mastodon.social]

@wendynather omg how did you even get this one

[wendynather@infosec.exchange]

@claushoumann Sheer luck, probably

[coolcalmcollected@mastodon.social]

@wendynather

I have followed the hashtag and pinned it to my multi column interface. thank you 🥰