Before this anecdote I should give some background. Australians use the term "mate" to mean friend. We spend a lot of time with Aussies.
Today I was playing a trivia computer game with my kids and the question came up:
"Name an animal people claim their mate sounds like when they snore"
My son said "what does that even mean? Mate ?"
It took me a moment while I was thinking a few simultaneous thoughts
1 I have had " the talk with my son. Did I leave something out?"
And
2 "oh the're being politically correct and said mate instead if spouse. "
But before I could explain to my son what it meant my daughter chimed in
My daughter replied "friend"
Which is when it hit me that was a perfectly valid answer to them as they have sleepovers with their friends all the time. So I stayed silent whilst my son answered
"donkey"
-Chad
