At one point yesterday, she had her oldest son,who just turned five a few months ago, come and sit on the porch with us. He was having a rough morning, as all kids do once in a while, and needed to take some time to cool down. As he was sitting there, mumbling about not needing a time-out, he suddenly belted out, "Damn it!"
I looked at her and she just shook her head and said, "Yep, that's the latest." She thinks that he picked it up from watching A Bug's Life which they watched the previous week. She didn't know that there was any swearing in the movie and why would she? It's supposed to be a kids' movie. She shrugged and ignored him and he didn't say it again.
Watching her, I started thinking about what I will do when my boys say their first swear word. So far, I haven't had to deal with any swear words. But as the boys get older and start hanging out more with other kids, I'm sure they will pick up some less-than-ideal phrases and words. The worst thing I've heard from them so far is calling each other stupid heads or saying that they are going to hit me in the face. I can't imagine having one of them yell out a swear word. It will just seem so strange and wrong coming from their tiny mouths. And I know that I'm not supposed to make a big deal about it because otherwise they will realize that it gets Mommy upset and will use it more often. But it might be really hard to be calm about it. That seems to be a theme of my journey into motherhood; trying to be calm when really I just want to freak out most of the time. And the truth is that I have no idea what I will do when it happens. I'm sure that will be a whole new post where I again confess my utter failing as a human being. Can't wait for that one. :)
photo by bill barber http://www.flickr.com/photos/wdwbarber/2516333685/
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