For feeling smug about what a cool, hip, with-it Mum I am?

[CrockoDuck]

15 year old DS has recently gotten very, very heavily into music (as they do). A while ago I told him he could borrow anything he liked from my CD collection, which was met with a rather pitying "yeah, right" kind of look.

Today, he comes home with a list of 10 albums his rock dude mate at school has recommended. I ask what they are and am told "nothing you've ever heard of".

I pick up the list, have a read, walk straight to my CD rack and pick up six of the albums. (Well, one was different album, same group).

HA !!!!!!!

So, AIBU for walking around with a knowing smirk on my face?

(Disclaimer: I do realise that anyone who describes themselves as "cool", "hip" and "with-it" is generally nothing of the kind, and needs to get themselves back to the 80s).

Oh I am cool then. Excellent.

Oh...and Linkin Park.

Think he already knew I had The Beatles, just hadn't realised (till know all mate told him) that they were worth listening to.

love it!

I am cool too. Yay. :) I shall inform ds at once. He needs to know.

Oh I'm cool too then

I was going to high five her too IAmBooyhoo

I'm SHOCKED there isn't a high five smilie in fact

(it's possibly high fiving went out cassettes though isn't it?)

i have none of those

i do have bob marley though.

oh i remember cassettes. i still have some. my first ever buy with my own money was a take that single on cassete "everything changes". i still have it. also have the best of wham and boyzone on cassette. need to stop typing now dont i?

There is nothing wrong with gotten - you've used it entirely correctly.

Brits don't usually use it, but it's widely accepted by Amerians, Australians and New Zealanders, and probably other English-speakers. People just as entitled to use the English language as Brits.

Oh, and YANBU!

@WorraLiberty....But, but, but....I am American.

(Not really :))

I have all of those, yay me.
Most of my favourite music is still from the 90's - Carter, Sultans of Ping, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Bluetones, Pulp. I do love the fact that when some utterly bizarre songs come on the radio that dd can sing along much to the amusement of anyone else travelling with us :)

IamBooyhoo

When your first purchase was a single of I love You Love" by Gary Glitter, then you will know the meaning of embarrassment ......

Oooh

Kaiser Chiefs - Check!
Nirvana - Check!
Radiohead - Check!
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Check!
Green Day - Check!

Woo hoo!! I'm cool and hip too

What where the other albums on the list I might be super cool...

SquishyCinnamonSwirls I was reminiscing the other day listening to Ned Atomic Dustbin on you tube

I know yooff that are dead jealous I was their ages in the 90s

I went to see a NADs gig at some campus University whose name I have forgotten, 1991. Loud, as I recall

@ originaljamie. i have never heard that song.

I will always maintain that the first song my DD ever danced to (at about 2 months old, lying on a blanket) was AC/DC Back in Black. It is a love of music I intend to nuture.

You are well cool OP. Except for the Kaiser Chiefs and RHCP albums. They're rubbish and samey gavel

No, and I don't suppose you know, the Theme to Snow White Horses, (2nd purchase), or The Pinky and Perky Album (3rd purchase)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfMrbIzd69Q

Yay, I'm cool too (well, DH is!). I doubt very much that DD will ever ask if she can borrow Wilson Phillips or Five Star on cassette

PLEASE DON'T CLICK on the above if you can't stomach Gary Glitter

I know there's pain
Why do you lock yourself up in these chains?

msbossy . Respect

Walk away.

You want embarrassing first purchases? Try "Nothings gonna change my love for you" by Glen Madeiros (sp?) on for size

My dad told me at the time that if I bought it I would always regret it - and I do!

But I do have albums (more than one in several cases) by all the aforementioned cool bands, so hopefully that will redeem me a little :)

Ooh msbossy that Wilson Phillips album is awesome!