XXX 9A
XXX 9A >>> GOOD MORNING.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
I’M MEGYN KELLY.
WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO FROM THE
START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO NEW
WORDS THAT ARE NOW OFFICIALLY IN
THE DICTIONARY.
THE DICTIONARY. SOME ARE SURPRISING.
JOINING ME FOR WHAT’S MAKING THE
ROUNDS, FLEEB’S STEPHANIE GORVEG
AND JACOB SOBOROFF AND OF
COURSE, AKBAR GBAJA-BIAMILA,
HOST OF --
>> AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORS.
>> FIRST WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER
WHICH MEANS SUMMER IS OVER AND
SCHOOL BACK IN SESSION.
FOR KIDS THAT MEANS NEW
TEACHERS, NEW FRIENDS, NEW
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. IT SEEMS MORE AND MORE THAT THE
CHALLENGES THAT COME UP FOR OUR
CHILDREN ARE BEING HANDLED
INSTEAD BY THE GROWNUPS.
>> IT’S TRUE.
>> BY ADULTS.
THERE’S A NAME FOR THIS NOW.
THEY CALL IT -- YOU HEAR ABOUT
HELICOPTER PARENTING.
HELICOPTER PARENTING. NOW IT’S LAWN MOWER PARENTING.
>> THAT’S NEW.
>> TEACHERS ARE COINING THIS.
THESE PARENTS GO TO WHATEVER
LENGTHS NECESSARY TO ALSO KEEP
THEM FROM FAILURE.
THEY MOW OBSTACLES DOWN SO THE
KIDS WON’T EXPERIENCE THE
CHALLENGES IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> THAT’S HARD.
I REALLY DO BELIEVE THIS IS
PROBABLY SAD TO SAY A BY PRODUCT
OF THE TIME-OUT ERA.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT TIME-OUT ERA,
IT’S JUST, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A
PASSIVE WAY OF DISCIPLINING YOUR
KIDS.
KIDS. SO NOW YOU TURN BACK AROUND, AND
NOW YOU’RE AN ADULT.
YOU HAVE YOUR OWN KIDS.
YOU JUST DON’T WANT TO OFFEND
THEM, BECAUSE THIS KIND OF
BREEDS THIS IDEA, I DON’T WANT
TO OFFEND MY KID.
I WANT TO BE ON THEIR BEST SIDE.
I GET IT, IT’S A REAL STRUGGLE.
AT SOME POINT YOU HAVE TO SAY,
YOU KNOW WHAT, MY KID HAS TO GO
THROUGH IT.
THROUGH IT. >> I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW A
PAIN-FREE CHILDHOOD PREPARES YOU
FOR A LIFE THAT’S GOING TO BE
ANYTHING BUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IS IT WRONG TO WANT MY KID TO
GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A BABY
FIGHT?
FIGHT? HE’S ONLY 3 YEARS OLD?
>> NO, NOT WRONG.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM GET
INTO A LITTLE BIT AND WORK IT
OUT ON THEIR OWN.
>> THAT’S ONE OF THE REASONS WE
SEND THEM TO SCHOOL, NOT JUST
LEARN READING, WRITING,
ARITHMETIC, ALSO FACE ADVERSITY
AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE
IT.
IT. >> THE COLD, HARD TRUTH IS THAT
IN LIFE YOU LOSE.
THERE’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE
SOMEONE PRETTIER.
SOMEONE PRETTIER. >> STRONGER.
>> STRONGER. >> ACTUALLY HOW YOU DEAL WITH
THOSE MOMENTS DETERMINE HOW GOOD
AND HOW HAPPY YOU’RE GOING TO BE
IN YOUR LIFE.
GIVING YOUR KIDS THE TOOLS TO
DEAL WITH AYATOLLAH.
>> PART OF IT IS THE PARENTS
HAVEN’T DEALT WITH THEIR
CHILDHOOD WOUNDS.
CHILDHOOD WOUNDS. I PARENT IN A WAY, WISH MY DAD
GAVE ME A LITTLE MORE
FORGIVENESS IN THIS AREA.
ONE WRONG THING, DISCIPLINE.
I MIGHT GIVE MY KIDS A SECOND OR
THIRD CHANCE.
THIRD CHANCE. I CAN HEAR MY DAD SAYING WHY ARE
YOU GIVING HIM SECOND AND THIRD
CHANCE.
CHANCE. WHAT IS THIS?
I CAN HEAR MY DAD FROM NIGERIA
SAYING THAT.
SAYING THAT. YOU MESS UP, DISCIPLINE.
>> MY DAUGHTER’S SCHOOL SAYING
TO ME, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO COME
IN AND TALK ABOUT GRIT.
HOW DO YOU DEVELOP GRIT?
YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.
MAYBE YOU CAN IMPART TO THE
GIRLS HOW TO DO IT.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT, BUT I’M
GOING TO SHOW UP IN A
POLITICALLY INCORRECT HALLOWEEN
COSTUME.
COSTUME. MY POINT IS THEY NEED TO LEARN
TO DEAL WITH OFFENSE.
OFFENSE WILL COME.
THE ANSWER IN GETTING OUR
CHILDREN TO DEAL WITH IT IS NOT
PROTECT THEM FROM EVER HAVING
IT.
IT. THEY ARE GOING TO GET OUT INTO
THE REAL WORLD.
THEY ARE GOING TO GET OFFENDED,
INSULTED, PEOPLE WILL SAY NASTY
THINGS.
THINGS. THEY HAVE TO HAVE BEEN THROUGH
THAT IN IDEALLY A LOVING
ENVIRONMENT, SCHOOL, FAMILY,
WHERE THEY CAN LEARN AMONG LOVED
ONES.
ONES. >> A GOOD POINT, PERHAPS PARENTS
NEED THE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT
THE MOST.
THE MOST. LOOK, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE
OKAY.
OKAY. WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU, MOM AND
DAD.
DAD. >> MY WIFE AND I TRY TO DO THIS
WITH OUR FOUR KIDS, FINDING
TEACHABLE MOMENTS.
TEACHABLE MOMENTS. LET THEM GO THROUGH IT,
EXPERIENCE THE PAIN.
THEN COME IN AND SAY, YOU KNOW
WHY YOU MESSED UP HERE?
HERE IS WHY AND HOW YOU GET
BETTER.
BETTER. >> I HAVE WALKED DOWN THE STREET
BEFORE AND SEEN A PICTURE ON
TABLOIDS WITH SOME NASTY STORY.
THE KIDS ARE AT THE HEIGHT --
NEVER AN ATTRACTIVE PHOTO.
THEY WILL SAY, MOM, AND I’LL
SAY, LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT.
THERE ARE MAGAZINES OUT THERE
THAT WILL SAY THINGS THAT AREN’T
TRUE ABOUT MOM.
WHEN YOU’RE IN SCHOOL YOU’LL
HAVE PEOPLE SAY THINGS THAT
AREN’T TRUE ABOUT YOU AND
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LET IT
ROLL OFF YOU.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FIGHT IN
YOUR CAREER.
YOUR CAREER. MOST OF THE TIME I USE IT AS AN
EXAMPLE, DON’T LET THIS STUFF
GET TO YOU.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO OFFEND YOU,
INSULT YOU.
INSULT YOU. IT COULD BE ANYBODY FROM THE
SCHOOLYARD BULLY TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
YOU HAVE TO STAND ON YOUR TWO
FEET AND FORGE FORWARD.
>> ALSO TO RG A YOUR POINT, IF
YOU’RE WITH SOMEONE THAT
DISAGREES WITH YOU AND YOU THINK
THEY ARE WRONG, ARGUE YOUR
POINT.
POINT. DON’T COWER IN THE.
CORNER.
CORNER. >> DON’T LOOK TO BE OFFENDED.
>> TOO MANY KIDS OR YOUNG PEOPLE
USE THE WORD DEHUMANIZED.
I FELT EDIDDEHUMANIZED.
IF SOME PERSON ON TV OR
SCHOOLYARD IT MAKE YOU FEEL
DEHUMAN, YOU BETTER GET SOME
THERAPY.
THERAPY. HONESTLY, YOU BETTER WORK ON
THAT YOUR SELF.
>> YOU EVER TELL YOUR KIDS, MAMA
IS A GOOD WOMAN.
>> THEY KNOW THAT.
RIGHT?
RIGHT? THEY KNOW THAT.
I DO FEEL LIKE WE’RE NOT DOING
THEM ANY SERVICES ALLOWING THEM
BY LIVING LIKE THIS.
I DON’T LIKE SAFE SPACE AND
COLLEGES AND CAN’T DEBATE A
DICEY ISSUE.
DICEY ISSUE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND EXCHANGE
OF IDEAS DIFFERENT AND OFFENSIVE
THAN YOUR OWN ARE GOOD.
THAT DOESN’T MEAN I WOULD INVITE
A WHITE SUPREMACIST TO A COLLEGE
TO LISTEN TO HIM.
WE HAVE LINES.
CONSERVATIVE VERSUS LIBERAL, NON
NON-PC VERSUS PC.
I THINK THERE’S ROOM FOR ALL
THAT.
THAT. CAN I TELL YOU MY MOM LINDA, SHE
WAS THIS KIND OF PARENT, NOT A
LAWN MOWER PARENT.
SOMEBODY WROTE INTO THE SHOW AND
WROTE IN AND SAID I WANT TO TELL
YOU A STORY ABOUT LINDA.
WHEN MEGYN WAS LITTLE I WORKED
WITH HER.
WITH HER. MOM, I FORGOT MY ASSIGNMENT,
IT’S ON THE ITCH CANNEN COUNTER.
I NEED YOU TO BRING IT TO ME.
IT’S DUE TODAY.
LINDA SAID, GOOD LUCK.
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
YOU WANT YOUR ASSIGNMENT, YOU’RE
GOING TO WALK YOUR BUTT HOME,
BRING IT BACK, BUT I’M GOING TO
BE HERE AT THE V.A. ALL DAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU REMEMBERED TO
BRING YOUR ASSIGNMENT AFTER
THAT.
THAT. >> MY 17-YEAR-OLD IS THAT WAY.
HE DID THAT RECENTLY.
I TOLD MY WIFE, DO NOT GO AND
RESCUE HIM.
RESCUE HIM. LET HIM EXPERIENCE THAT.
HE’S UPSET, COME HOME THROWING A
FIT.
FIT. HOW MANY PARENTS HAVE BEEN
THROUGH THAT.
THROUGH THAT. GO THROUGH IT.
SO WHAT YOU’RE MAD AT ME, GET
OVER IT.
OVER IT. >> SORRY.
>> SORRY. LIFE IS NOT FAIR.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT A NEW WORD IN THE
DICTIONARY.
DICTIONARY. GOAT IS OFFICIAL WORD IN THE
DICTIONARY AND IT STANDS FOR
WHAT?
WHAT? >> GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
>> THAT’S IN THE MERRIAM
WEBSTER.
WEBSTER. THERE’S G.O.A.T., GUAC.
>> THE DICTIONARY HAS NEVER BEEN
TO LOS ANGELES.
>> THERE’S ADORBS.
>> ADORBS.
>> ADORBS. >> MY DAUGHTER STARTED SAYING
THAT.
THAT. ADORBS.
ADORBS. WHAT DID YOU SAY?
WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THIS FROM?
>> SALTY, WHICH IS LIKE WHEN
YOU’RE SHOWING A LITTLE -- TO
SOMEBODY.
SOMEBODY. I USED TO SAY WHEN I WAS
PREGNANT I WAS SALTY OR SPICY.
>> BINGEABLE, NETFLIX THING.
HANGRY FINALLY MADE ITS WAY IN.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I’M ALWAYS HANGRY.
>> THAT’S ME.
>> GWEN.
>> GWEN. GEN-Z WE KNOW THAT.
>> CHATTING, YOU KNOW WHAT
HANGRY MEANS.
HANGRY MEANS. >> DON’T MESS WITH ME, I’M
HUNGRY.
HUNGRY. >> WERE YOU SURPRISED BY ANY OF
THEM.
THEM. >> ONE YOU DIDN’T MENTION, WHICH
IS ZOODLES.
IS ZOODLES. I’M SORRY, JUST BECAUSE YOU CUT
THE THING IN A DIFFERENT SHAPE
DOESN’T MEAN IT’S NOT STILL --
>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WHOLE FOOD
ITEM.
ITEM. THAT
THAT GREATEST OF ALL TIME, THAT IS
SPECIAL WITH ME.
I PLAYED IN THE NFL, AND I
PLAYED WITH THE GREATEST OF ALL
TIME JERRY RICE.
IN 2003, JERRY RICE IS TURNING
40 YEARS OLD.
HERE HE IS BIG TIME MILLIONAIRE,
I’M ON MY ROOKIE SALARY.
WHAT DO YOU BUY JERRY RICE.
GOOGLE IF YOU DON’T KNOW JERRY
RICE, YOU SHOULD.
I BOUGHT HIM A REAL LIFE GOAT
AND BROUGHT IT TO PRACTICE.
I BOUGHT HIM A GOAT.
HE’S LIKE, WHAT WILL A I GOING
TO DO WITH THIS.
HE HAS HAD BIG OLD MANSION.
I WAS LIKE, PUT IT IN YOUR
BACKYARD?
BACKYARD? >> DID HE KEEP IT?
>> NO.
>> NO. MY DAD GOT MAD AT ME.
HE WAS LIKE, WHY DIDN’T BRING IT
HOME TO US?
WE COULD HAVE EATEN IT.
>> ONE THING YOU SHOULDN’T SAY
IS COOL.
IS COOL. IT’S NO LONGER COOL TO CALL
THINGS COOL.
THINGS COOL. THERE’S A "WALL STREET JOURNAL"
ARTICLE ON IT BECAUSE CLEARLY WE
HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO WRITE ABOUT
IN AMERICA.
IN AMERICA. THE WORD COOL IT’S ELF IS
UNCOOL.
UNCOOL. NOW YOU HAVE TO SAY THINGS LIKE
FIRE.
FIRE. YEAH, FIRE.
YEAH, FIRE. IS THAT HOW YOU DO IT.
>> IT’S FIRE.
THAT’S FIRE.
THAT’S FIRE. >> DO YOU SAY IT LIKE ON FIRE?
THAT I KNOW.
OR JUST FIRE.
>> THAT’S FIRE.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR
ME BECAUSE I AM INCREDIBLY COOL.
>> SO HERE IS THE THING.
IF YOU WANT TO SAY COOL, COOL IS
AN INSTITUTIONAL GREAT SLANG YOU
CAN ALWAYS USE BUT YOU’VE GOT TO
DROP THE L TO BE IN IT.
YOU COULDN’T SAY COOL.
IT’S COO.
IT’S COO. TRYIN’ TO GO TO THE CLUB
TOMORROW?
TOMORROW? COO.
COO. >> I THINK I COULD GET AWAY WITH
THAT BETTER THAN I COULD FIRE.
THE OTHER THINGS THEY SAY YOU
CAN SAY STILL, IN CASE YOU’RE
WONDERING, THE WORD POLICE.
YOU CAN SAY FLAMES.
DOPE.
DOPE. >> LIT.
>> LIT. CAN YOU SAY LIT.
>> LIT.
>> LIT. >> EMILY JEFFERS, SHE’S A
GEN-Zer, THAT’S MERRIAM WEBSTER.
FLEAK.
FLEAK. THAT’S OUT.
THAT’S OUT. NOW THEY ARE SAYING NO.
YOU CAN RANDOMLY SAY HEAT.
YOU CAN’T SAY COOL BUT FIRE AND
HEAT.
HEAT. I’M SENSING A TREND.
>> I’M GOING TO HAVE YOU SAYING
THESE WORDS AS MY RINGTONE.
>> LET’S DO THAT.
I WANT ANYTHING BUT KEITH
MORRISON TO SAY MINE.