Beware the Board Tween!

Stock image, not my actual niece

There is a cold going around my family. It started with my sister, then got my brother-in-law and today it hit my dad and my niece. It is also my niece’s first day of summer vacation. Great way to start it off right? She was home all day, while my mom watched her.

At lunch time I got a text from my mom. This is how the conversation went:

Mom: Do u want to go on a walk when u are done with work?
Me: Sure. In town? Or out here?
Mom: In town.
Me: Ok
Mom: Eva is going to ride her bike.
Me: Is she feeling better? Dad feels like crap.
Mom: She’s feeling a lot better.
           Text me when u are done with work.
Me: Ok

I went about the rest of my day and when I was done with work, I sent mom a text letting her know I was done so we could go into town for a walk.

Then my phone rang.

It was my mom calling. She was calling to let me know there was a change of plans.

Oh, and to tell me that it was not her who was texting me earlier. It was my niece.
The entire conversation! She had apparently taken my mom’s phone to call me and instead decided to text me, pretending to be my mom.

Looking at the exchange now, I should have noticed the use of “u” instead of “you” but other than that, my niece did a really good job of sounding just like my mom. I think the line about me texting her when I get off work was what impressed me the most. That a 9 year old thinks about that sort of detail is surprising. But then again, my niece is one of the most composed and observant kids I know.