Emoji Anxiety
Warning: that emoji doesn't really mean what you think it does
On several occasions, I have sent an emoji in a text to one of my boys and received this terse reply:
MOM. Don’t use that emoji.
Ever.
Again.
I have a really open relationship with my kids and when they’ve told me some of the meanings behind certain emojis, I’ve been surprised. Even alarmed. Had I inadvertently sent one of these double entendres to any of their friends? Had I posted them on Instagram?
Thus began my emoji anxiety.
Here’s what I know so far:
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