Pagen????

[Mrscupcake23]

Bit worried about my son. He keeps saying pagen and talking into a gangsters voice . Do other people have this and what is a pagen?

A witch?

A pagan isn't a witch!
There are several different pagan religions, but they are all focused around nature, and a belief in divine spirit within nature. This BBC webpage says "Pagans are deeply aware of the natural world and see the power of the divine in the ongoing cycle of life and death. Most Pagans are eco-friendly, seeking to live in a way that minimises harm to the natural environment". I have several pagan friends, who are all caring, creative, thoughtful, gentle people...

If your DS is "talking in a gangster's voice" then he probably means something else entirely! The Urban Dictionary says that 'pagen' means "someone who tells rubbish jokes"!

Thanks flow the urban dictionary could be handy. Why does he talk in riddles all the time? Is it just mine that does this.?

have you told him to shut the fuck up acting like a two year old?

might work

Its what teens do. My 13 year old brother speaks in what I call 'Dicklish'

or 'stop acting like a huge knob dear'

is a good one

What do gangsters sound like?

What is he saying in his gangster voice.

So he doesn't think your'e funny. That's par for the course, I suppose.

I'm imagining him doing funny things with his hands. Does he shake hands with his fist?

Did he stab Liam Butcher? What a rotter.

Yes custards I have he thinks its funny winding me up. He thinks he is cool it's worrying

I'm pretty sure all teenage boys pretend they think they're cool, but are secretly cacking themselves at the prospect of growing up! Think 'Peter Pan' in an urban 21st century environment. Talking bllks is par for the course!

Trouble is flow he is nearly seventeen hardly a twelve year old He keeps saying yer blood.

Pagan said in that way by teenagers doesn't mean pagan like the examples linked above.

If someone calls someone else a pagan, it isn't a compliment.

I expect he'll grow out of it.

What you're hearing as 'yer blood' is probably 'yeah blud', which basically just means 'OK mate'. My DS1 (who's also 17) says it a lot too.

If it's a wind-up and not just friendly banter, don't let it get to you, MrsC. Remember that old mantra... You can't control them but you can control your reactions.

Try a different tactic - I suggest either smiling sweetly and saying "Oh really, that's nice dear" or looking up some Gangsta clips on YouTube yourself and answering with something like "Yo, blud. You back our yard teatime? We got bare munch! Saafe! Laters!"

Works for me!
If you're not embarrassing your teens, you're not trying hard enough .

Definitely use his language back at him. Such fun!

Pagen is London slang for snake