Am I old? Seriously?

Hey Mi People, Yesterday while I chilled with my 16 yr old niece, Essey May, I realized I'm really old. She directed to this myspace page basically calling out all of these Harlem teenagers. As I was reading the page, I had a really hard time trying to understand the lingo. I even found myself saying to her "Is it really uncool to use proper English?" She even suggested that I stop reading out loud since I was making too many mistakes. I would like to think I know what's going on with the younger generation but I really don't. I now understand how older generations feel about my generation except I'm willing to take the time to grasp what it is they are trying to say. No I don't always agree with how they express themselves but I respect it because it's their own form of expression. Me being who I am, how can I say how someone should express themselves? I really don't agree with the purposely misspelling of words at all, however I don't have a problem as long as when it comes to writing correctly in a formal setting they have the ability to do so. It was just funny because just the other day I was explaining to my mother was a chicken head was and now my niece is explaining to me what a joint is. History really does have a way of repeating itself. ~jonez

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