👍

My father in law owns fireworks stores, so instead of the thumbs up emoji. He sends the fireworks emoji.

Me: Hey, I dropped off some papers on your counter and brought in a package from your porch.

Father-in-law: 🎇

The laugh is, each and every one of them can actually mean "mate what a fantastic idea, let's absolutely smash this" to the middle ground "k" all the way through to "this is the worst fucking idea I've ever heard, but no dramas we can sort that on the way".

The end result will be the same.

How does one silently nod in a digital chat?

Sounds good

K

I'm cool with whatever

The fifth horseman goes by Roger

It is what it is

👍

In the meantime, my nephew be like: [no answer]

...although it's unfair to call it "male communication" as I know exactly whom he got that shitty habit from, his grandma (my mum).

easy enough

np

Sure