Rockstarism #375 – The Meaning Of “Snarky”

#375

You knew someone would ask me for an example, didn’t you 🙂

Me: (Reading something random) D’you… by any chance know what a texture pack is?

Rockstar: <Not looking up> Yeah…

Me: Well? What –

Rockstar: A texture pack is something that changes what everything looks like in a game.

Me: Dude.

Rockstar: <Still not looking up> Whart…

Me: How do you know that.

Rockstar: Everyone knows that.

Me: I didn’t know that.

Rockstar: Everyone. Knows that.

Me: Snob. Where did you learn that? Coding camp? School?

Rockstar: <rolls eyes> No.

Me: One of your gadzillion Minecraft books? Oh, I know, Youtube?

Rockstar: <rolls eyes> Uh, n-o.

Me: Then where –

Rockstar: I know what the word “texture” means.

Me: But apparently not what the word “snarky” means. Or what the word “humble” means.

Rockstar: This is why I said it must be true you’re a girl because you’re pretty mean and girls are pretty mean.

Me: How could I possibly be having this conversation with my 7.5 year old child?

Rockstar: Whart… Ppffff… 

Me: Suitable punishment, please.

Rockstar: <barely hesitating> More math. Just don’t cut my Youtube. Please. 

Me: It doesn’t even feel to you like a “punishment” anymore!!

Rockstar: Yeah!

Me: You are missing the concept of “punishment”. “Punishment” is meant as a deterrent.

Rockstar: Yeah!!

The Amazing Floating Snarky Boy (who btw taught himself to do serious somersaults on these things. There is an actual friend of Miss’ who has been “banned” from playdating here with them, which I think is because of the crazy flips Rockstar does that the parents of the other Miss-aged child are worried her friend might decide to also attempt… and risk hurting his back