The Unforgivable Curse
And then, sometimes, he's not so cute.
TheBoy and I were playing "Trouble" this morning when, lucky Mommy that I am, I landed on him and sent his little blue man home. He made his pouty face. And then, he came out with the one word you do not say in our house: It starts with a "B." It rhymes with "witch." It's a favorite of Barbara Bush and the women from "Dynasty."
I'll leave it to Judybat to explain why this is, at least in the little green house, the worst thing our darling little almost-4-year-old man could possibly say to either of us. Suffice it to say, once I picked my jaw up off the floor, we had a long talk about why certain words may seem funny but are not. And when he said it again a few minutes later, the game -- and Mommy -- went away. Next stop: Azkaban.
posted by AnnaRay at 3:42 PM
9 Comments:
Oh. My.
The first time Becca said that word, we had a long discussion on why not to say it. The second time we washed her mouth out with soap. That worked for a really long time, until she heard Daddy use the word. Now, she doean't really say the word she says, "you are the B word." I don't know what to do.
Wash Daddy's mouth out with soap.
That's a great idea. But how do I hold him down to do it?
Things would not have ended well for me had I dared to call my mother a bitch. I still have to watch my "tone" with her. Mom was not a "reasoner." She has wooden spoons, the skills of a ninja, she was never afraid of being the ULTIMATE AUTHORITY and would still kick my ass if I needed it. I respect her tremendously. (I realize that this is in direct contrast to what most people believe nowadays.)
In this household, "bitch" is a gender-neutral term of endearment: basically, a more economical way to call someone "Snookie Woozums." Or so I am told.
Sincerely,
Snookie Woozums
I agree with Brian, though generally it comes in the form of the word bizniatch
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Mister and I took to calling each other funny sounding words we picked up in China, like "hao-feng" and "mao-feng." I think one of those means "ok wind," but it might mean "drop dead." Good luck with all the cussing, ladies. I'm sure it's something he picked up at school. kind of how they can get lice or pinkeye.
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