Seth Rogen’s Mom’s Twitter Is The Best Thing You’ll Read This Week
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
Like all mothers, we need Sandy Rogen, but we don’t deserve her and we certainly don’t do enough to thank her for what she does for us.
The Vancouver-based retired social worker is a mother of two who has been described by her son as a “radical Jewish socialist”.
She is also a phenomenal tweeter.
With a Professor Trelawney-ish aesthetic, a penchant for wine, and the confidence of a woman who knows she’s funnier than Seth Rogen, Sandy Rogen’s Twitter gives us more than we could ever dream of.
Wishing herself a happy mother’s day: Check!
Happy happy mother day !!!!!!!
— Sandy Rogen (@RogenSandy) May 14, 2017
Misuse of punctuation and grammar from a person who uses punctuation and grammar correctly in every other context: Check!
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The charming oversharing of personal details: Check!
There is something dripping down my leg and I hope it’s sweat. I said yesterday.
— Sandy Rogen (@RogenSandy) August 3, 2015
dentist and waxing same day. possible mistake!
— Sandy Rogen (@RogenSandy) March 12, 2015
A healthy sense of self-worth both as a sexual being and a humorist: Check!
If I have sex it should be called granny sex ! Because I am a grandma. I think that’s so funny.
— Sandy Rogen (@RogenSandy) August 13, 2016
Succinct film criticism:
Saw batman vs superman. Why can’t even superheroes just talk to each other?
— Sandy Rogen (@RogenSandy) May 4, 2016
Desperate attempts to contact her children made public: Check!
How do I send the tweet to seth?
— Sandy Rogen (@RogenSandy) May 2, 2017
Tweets about funerals: Check!
Today I went to funeral of a man who was 101 when he died and had been married 70 yrs His family was just grateful to have known him.
— Sandy Rogen (@RogenSandy) June 5, 2017
Shonda Rhimes-centric Yiddish-themed puns, used and explained: Check! (And hallelu.)
Shonda, she’s not a ” shanda ” . Yiddish word , but funnily ” shanda” means scandal .
— Sandy Rogen (@RogenSandy) May 19, 2017
Fully formed narratives containing searing social commentary: Check!
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And finally, this summary of the Jewish-American experience:
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Thank you, Sandy, for proving to us that the power of Twitter can, in fact, be used for good.
Jenny Singer is a writer for the Forward. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @jeanvaljenny.
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