My oldest daughter loves the word "like". She loves it so much that she can use it up to 12 times in one sentence. I know. I count! She doesn't like when I tell her how many times she uses it. But I'm her mom and I know that the day she has a real interview she needs to be aware of how she speaks.

Why am I bringing this up (and hoping she doesn't read anywhere on the world wide web:),ha, because of an experience I just had, which is the same, but not the same....I will explain

This week I did a very different kind of interview. I was on camera but by myself. I was asked fairly opened questions and had to rephrase each one as it was just me on camera doing a lot of talking. At one point the camera man on the shoot asked me to try not to begin each new starting point with "so". Example......"So, when I was a kid".......or "So, the coolest toys this year".

Wow, was I embarrassed as I asked, " do I say that a lot"....and he smiled and shook his head yes. Being older and wiser than my daughter and having much thicker skin I simply made the conscious effort to not do that again. But it wasn't until after I left that I began to laugh as I realized that this was MY "Swannee River". And if you are my age or older you are laughing too if you were a Honeymooners fan!

Laurie, The Toy Insider Mom