Parental prattle
By Steve Brewer
Parents are easy to spot, and not just because they usually look frazzled and sleep-deprived. Their speech patterns give them away.
Even when their children aren’t around, parents talk like parents. They say things that childless adults never utter.
Parentspeak is largely a product of fatigue and distraction. For parents, life is one big conversation, a constant barrage of prodding and permission-seeking and Pokemon. Continue Reading
