Notes From the Mom of a Teenage Boy

“I’m going to make a quick phone call,” I told my 14-year-old son not long ago, after picking him up from school.

“Who are you calling?” he asked.

“You’ll see,” I told him. I speed-dialed Dennis Ferrier and put the phone on speaker.

“Hello?” Dennis said.

“Hey!” I said. “I just wanted to let you know to expect a call soon from Deez.” Beside me, my son’s eyes widened.

“Deez?” Dennis said. “Who’s Deez?”

“DEEZ NUTS!” I shouted and hung up.

“MOM?!” My 14-year-old shouted in disbelief. “I can’t believe you just did that! Did you hear that on TikTok?”

“Oh that joke is way older than TikTok,” I told him.

Just then, the phone rang. It was Dennis, calling me back. I put it on speaker.

“Hello?” I said.

“I can’t believe you prank called me!” Dennis said.

“I can’t believe you fell for it!” I replied.

“I know!” He said. “But seriously… Who is Deez?”

I glanced over at my son. “DEEZ NUTS!” I shouted and hung up on Dennis again. My son and I both laughed until there were tears in our eyes.
“He fell for it… TWICE!!!” my son gasped with laughter. “I’ve never seen that happen before!”

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