{"id":3008,"date":"2022-05-04T16:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T16:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.getkidas.com\/kidas-website\/dev\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2022-09-16T17:17:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T17:17:17","slug":"why-does-my-child-keep-saying-they-are-afk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.getkidas.com\/kidas-website\/dev\/why-does-my-child-keep-saying-they-are-afk\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does My Child Keep Saying They Are AFK?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What the abbreviation stands for and when to use it (and when not to use it!) We will explain what AFM means. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFK: What does it mean? I will openly admit to anyone who asks me that I\u2019m not great with current trendy slang<\/a>. I still use LOL like it\u2019s going out of style, much to the dismay of my 12-year-old, who routinely says \u201cMom, no one even says that anymore. Ever. Except you.\u201d Then she rolls her eyes at me. If I dare to remind her how cool I actually am, she follows up her eye rolls with a casual \u201cOkay boomer,\u201d even though I am a very proud (and old) Millennial. Kids are fun. The other day, I texted her to ask what she was up to because she was staying at a friend\u2019s house and I wanted to check in. She responded with \u201cWe are watching Friends reruns, WBU?\u201d I literally asked six different people what that meant (all Millennials) and no one knew. Later, she smugly said \u201cobviously it means What About You. Everyone texts it, Mom.\u201d Oh, Gen Z. I have so much to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In reading up on acronyms kids might use when referring to gaming and beyond, I stumbled upon AFK. Although the term originated in the gaming world, it has become more common in a variety of settings, including texting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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AFK: What does it Mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The term simply stands for Away From Keyboard. It means a person or player has stepped away from the computer for a period of time. These are some examples of how to use it in a sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n