When Did My Dad Turn into a 12 Year-Old Girl?

Like many people's parents, mine aren't too tech savvy--I'm pretty sure my mom thinks that punctuation isn't allowed on email. Although I've sent my mom a few text messages before, I've never texted with my dad even though he has one of those fancy-pants brick-like cellphone/camera/computer/appointment book/kitchen sink kind of phones.

I talked to him briefly yesterday, Father's Day, but between the golf game he was dragging my mom to and the wedding my mom was dragging him to, I didn't have the chance to speak to him again, so I sent him a text saying, "Happy Father's Day. I love you!"

This is how he responded today: "Mis u hp ur sndy ws xlnt Lv dad"

Oh no. When did my dad turn into a 12 year-old girl?