My son informed me during a wise-beyond-his-years/too-cute-for-words type conversation the other day that he knows some "Bad Words." (Is it permissible to use so many dashes in one sentence?)
My initial gut check reaction was replaced by a strange need to know whether or not he really knew 'bad words.'
I said, "Oh really? So... what types of bad words do you know? It's ok - Mommy won't be upset if you say them just this once. You can tell me anything."
Then he looked up at me and said, "I know 'Shut up' and 'Stupid.'"
My relief was tangible, but I was able to regain my serious composure.
I raised my eyebrows and said, "Oh, J. those ARE awful words."
He hesitantly added, "I also know 'shoot!'"
I then said what any good parent would say, "I am sorry that you know those words but I am glad that you felt like it was ok to tell me about it. And now that I know you know they are wrong, let's not use them, ok?"
I guess in the most real sense of the rating PG, we are doing ok.
3 comments:
My poor kids will probably learn THOSE words from me. Z already says "shoot." I thought I was doing good by cutting out crap.
I love it! That is too cute!!! I hope he always feels that he can tell you anything!
that's so cute! At least that's all he knows for now! Our J thought the same thing when he was little.
just wait until he tries to evangelize his school friends! J got in trouble for telling a little girl that without Jesus, you would go to hell instead of heaven. Public Schools consider this a "bad word". We had a round with that teacher!
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