Friday, February 12, 2010

On Naughty Language

Tonight The Double B and I were sitting next to each other on the couch as the Kaje rocked in his Granny chair (named, of course, for our Granny) in front of us. It was very pleasant. My husband had his arm around my shoulder and we were discussing the merits of softball and how I was proud of him for organizing a team this year and not just finding a new one to join. Kaje rocked away, smiling at us. And then, out of the clear blue sky, he smiled big and said

"Oh, Damn it."

That's right, folks. Oh, damn it. Right out of our son's mouth, right in front of us. And quite pleasantly, too.

The Father of said child and I looked at him. Looked at each other. I tried really, really hard not to laugh. Because laughing at that moment would just not have been appropriate. We took the moment to calmly explain that damn it is the kind of thing we just don't want to say. Not a nice word, you know. The Daddy asked "Where did you hear that?" Kaje may or may not have looked at me out of the corner of his eye.


As a small post-script, my Granny had a swear word of choice. She used to say "shit." Sometimes calling her grandchildren "little shits", sometimes saying "shit-a-fire," or "pickle-shit." She said that this type of behavior was acceptable because her own mother used to say "shit," and her mother was an angel.
Amen.

6 comments:

Cory Reese said...

Jackson came home from school one day LIVID at us for not telling him what swear words were.

Apparently he said "ass" at school, got in trouble, and was so distraught because he didn't know it was a swear word.

(Thank you, in-laws, for expanding the vocabulary of my son.)

Melissa said...

So, so funny! I love it!

Ducksoup said...

oh granny and her swearing... maybe it's genetic. i personally used to love to use the swearword hell. that is just too funny though. i bet the double b was so shocked.

Tink said...

It is hard not to laugh in those moments because you know they don't know what they're talking about! So it's funny. I'm glad I can laugh....because he can't see me laughing...
ha ha ha....
....still laughing!

Jen said...

I think it is really funny that your post laced with the most swearwords brought google ads about politics, including Public Policy MS Degree, Obama & Bernanke's War, also, Want to be a Blog Writer? and Kitten Blogs & Articles.

Damn was my mom (stepmom)'s favorite, too.

The Caffeinated Chef said...

Geez what has happened to you? I remember a time when the very thought of the word poop coming up in your posts was unheard of, now you type with the flare of a seasoned trucker lady...I like it, keep up the good work!