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What did YippySkippy saying word mean?

"word" is slang for "oh, yes, definitely."

I enjoy the delicious dorkiness of outdated slang.

Ok.....thank you both

I saw "word", and I was all happy - hey, I *know* that one!

OP, I'm glad it worked out. Hopefully there will be no more posts like that in the future on the PTA page.

It also means touche, right?

I've only heard it terms of agreement, like "Yup, you've got THAT right!"

I think it can if you use a sarcastic tone (in the same way that "yes, definitely" can also be used.)

I really enjoy the pairing of these 2 words: delicious dorkiness

Back on topic - I'm glad this worked out for you.
Dreading the day when I'll have to deal with something like this... I suck at this kind of thing.

I think it's a two-steps-forward-one-back kind of thing. Have been so proud of DS for learning to take public transportation to and from school, but he's been conned by one of those "can you give me a $20-for-2-10s" guys who took his money, some a$$holes from his school that he didn't know decided it would be funny to shove his head against the window on their way out the door, and he saw the con man again and decided to avoid the con by quickly giving him money before he asked and jumping on the wrong bus - an express bus going through but past our suburb.

All of this together in one lump sounds really awful (some of it happened this summer, so it wasn't as compressed as it looks,) but DS was neither actually harmed (we replaced his money) nor did he become scared of being independent. I am hoping that means he will learn to be a little more aware of his surroundings, but also hoping that he doesn't lose faith in humanity...we do have other transportation options if things decline, but I am cautiously optimistic that he actually is able to handle this stuff (his report of these situations was appropriately angry, but not a meltdown.) I am very, very grateful that texting exists so I can talk him through things on the spot.

I've been spending time behind the scenes trying to manage what I can, but other than collecting documentation I am trying to give him as much control as he wants. (I told him that - since he was more surprised than hurt - I will let the shoving thing go one time, but if it happens again it's our responsibility to contact the authorities. In the meantime I researched what happens to the video on a public bus.)

It can be used in greeting, in place of "Hello."

While we were putting groceries in our car, DS and I were approached by a man who wanted some money to fix his car. He said if I gave him money he'd give me his driver's license and pay me back. It gave me a good opportunity, after he left, to talk to DS about these kinds of situations. I told him to always say he has no money (or phone, or whatever), and never to take anything out of his pocket to show the person. Unfortunately, the town in which we shop has a growing heroin problem. Maybe the guy was legit, but no way was I taking that chance.

That's what I do. I tell him I have no money.

YippySkippy,

I am sorry that you had to deal with these people, again. I am glad the thread was deleted. They sound like people (mother and child)that you will have to be wary of whenever they show up in your family's orbit.

Yes. The funny thing is, I didn't even know the kid's last name, or his mother's name, before this happened. Other people are always way more aware of who I am than I am of them. I also have a degree of face-blindness, which makes me nervous whenever I go somewhere I might encounter someone who doesn't like me.

Yup, our family rule is not to give money, I've talked to DS about it multiple times - and given him the many reasons why (one being that you may well not be helping by giving money.) I model polite refusal, or sometimes we have food in the car and give that out. He's given money to people before while I was there and I reminded him of the possible consequences - this was one of those things he decided to learn the hard way. The route he walks is well-traveled, there are lots of security guards and often police, the entire route has security cameras on it - he was not physically in danger.

This is why, however, I won't allow him to use public transportation on his own after dark, when this scenario might have played out in a much more frightening way.