My son's first curse word. Sh*t. Well, if it was just that, I really would have let it be but my 6 year old used the F word yesterday and I stamped the brakes on the car to check him again. When I asked him to repeat what he said, he casually said it again and smiled.
Keeping to the tone of the situation there, I casually asked, 'What does that mean G?' He said, 'I don't really know. I heard it somewhere.'
I swallowed the very big lump that was stuck in my throat and told him, 'It's not a very pleasant word. It hurts people. Could we use 'What on Earth!' instead?' He nodded and said, 'Like how we say chubby and not fat?' I said, 'Yeah, exactly like that. Except lets not use that word at all, shall we?' He replies, 'Yeah, ok.'
A part of me wanted to do the emotional drama of 'Who taught you this word? Who is using these words around you? Who taught you to react like that?' But here it is - Mommy woe.
We all go through these moments where we may want to react differently but instead we just let the wave thrash on us and soak in all its casual coolness and deal with it.
Keeping to the tone of the situation there, I casually asked, 'What does that mean G?' He said, 'I don't really know. I heard it somewhere.'
I swallowed the very big lump that was stuck in my throat and told him, 'It's not a very pleasant word. It hurts people. Could we use 'What on Earth!' instead?' He nodded and said, 'Like how we say chubby and not fat?' I said, 'Yeah, exactly like that. Except lets not use that word at all, shall we?' He replies, 'Yeah, ok.'
A part of me wanted to do the emotional drama of 'Who taught you this word? Who is using these words around you? Who taught you to react like that?' But here it is - Mommy woe.
We all go through these moments where we may want to react differently but instead we just let the wave thrash on us and soak in all its casual coolness and deal with it.
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