Wash Your Mouth
Unless it’s a holiday or we have plans, Sunday is always laundry day. Sunday came this past weekend and I was hauling clothes into the laundry area with Abby as my loyal sidekick. She was following close behind, assisting me the way she knows best by confusing my pre-sorted piles. I then lifted the lid to the washing machine and was about to reach for the detergent when it dawned on me that we were out.
“Oh, shit”, I exclaimed with Abby still underfoot.
Without a second thought, Abby makes a dart for the kitchen where J is currently located. Since I’m at the other end of the house, all I can hear are faint mumbles. It sounds a lot like she is repeating “oh, shit” over and over to him, though.
Since I had to ask J to make a run to the store now anyway, I amble in to investigate.
“Is she saying ‘oh, shit’?”, he asks me as soon as my shadow hits the floor.
“Could be”, I affirm. “I was about to do laundry and I said ‘Oh, shit’ because…”
“Don’t keep saying it!”, he told me.
“Oh, yeah, sorry”, I reply. “Can you go to the store? We need laundry detergent.”
“Oh, shit”, he declared in turn.
Clearly, I’m surprised she hasn’t picked this up earlier.
I'm Crystal. A 30-something mom to 3 young kids living in the Midwest USA. When I'm not chasing my children, I'm a freelance writer and web designer. I like to tell stories from our days and share what we enjoy...
13 Responses
on July 12 2010
LOL. I can definitely relate!! It is hard to always keep those words out of your vocab, especially in times of distress/irritation.
I said f*ck the other day quite a few times when my casserole, almost ready to go to a picnic decided to develop a crack in the side and the contents now had broken glass in it. Baby boy who hardly says three words, immediately picked up on f*ck and repeated it OVER AND OVER AND OVER. *sigh*
on July 13th, 2010
@jesser, Ha! They always pick up the words we don’t want them to say, don’t they? Though I think that deserved an f word.
on July 12 2010
I say that I’m pissed off quite a bit lately and my kids have started to pick that up. It’s hard to always keep a clean mouth.
on July 12 2010
I’m stunned that my kids don’t have the vocabulary of sailors. I imagine I’m living on borrowed time.
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on July 12 2010
HAHA! I Love it. Shit and Damnit were apart of my kids vocabulary prior to the age of 18 months. However, I flip my freaking lid if I hear the words shut-up or stupid. Go figure.
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on July 12 2010
Oh my, I just spit out my drink. Oh shit!
Loved this, so perfect!
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on July 12 2010
Oh crap. This is too funny! I am hoping my kids do not develop the awful habit I JUST STARTED. I keep telling myself that I am saying the words quietly. May it be so.
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on July 13th, 2010
@Amber, If you whisper, maybe they won’t hear you. That’s funny.
on July 13 2010
Love it! We heard just today “I sayin’ BITCH. Mama sayin’ BITCH, too.” Yep, you got me. At least it isn’t MFer, my favorite.
on July 13th, 2010
@Kelly, Haha! It’s always a winning parenting moment when you can inadvertently teach your kid to say the f word.
on July 13 2010
Too funny C. I am guilty of saying one too many curse words and have cleaned up my language since my daughter has been born. Doesn’t mean I don’t slip once and again.
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on July 13 2010
If only they would pick up positives so fast…
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on July 13 2010
Ha!!