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2005-11-12 7:20 AM
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we don't swear in our house. ella, however, picked up the word 'damn' after learning a joke ('what did the fish say when it hit the concrete wall? DAMN!' we later explained its double meaning). also, we've always used the correct terms for body parts, and as a consequence, the whole nether region is now called "'gina". also, until recently, the girls and i took baths together (we don't anymore because there isn't room!). we don't streak around the house, but we're also not embarrased of our bodies and don't want the girls to be either.

ANYWAY, the funniest story was one day after we had all taken baths, she noticed something she hadn't before. 'mama, why do you have hair on your 'gina?'

i replied 'well, that's one of the things that happen when you become a woman.'

ella then asked, 'are you trying to tell me, that when i become a woman, i'll have hair on MY 'gina?'

'yup!'

'DAMN!'

other than that, i can't think of a time she used a curse word. i was always taught that you should save swear words for very special occations (like when you slam your hand in the door), and tend to pass that advice on to my girls.

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2005-11-12 7:41 AM
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personally, i think kids swearing is NOT APPROPRIATE, but it is FUNNY. its one of those parenting moments where you have to restrain laughter while you guide them away from inappropriate things. peeing in public is a similar thing, and another one we've dealt with where we had to keep from laughing and use it as a teaching moment.

i also think there are other things even worse than swear words. its amazing how many horrible things kids can pick up from seemingly innocuous movies. from 'a bug's life' ella picked up the word 'idiot' and 'stupid'. from 'lion king' she picked up 'i hate you!'. those things caused us way more grief that her learning the word 'damn'.

2005-11-12 9:44 AM
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2005-11-12 9:55 AM
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hee hee. ella went through a phase of commenting about who has 'ginas and who has penises. for the most part, people thought it was cute and eventually she got over it. i agree that they are not bad words at all!

a friend of mine has a little boy who was also fixated on these words and concepts for a while. one day he told us that he had a little penis, and his daddy had a BIG penis (with major emphasis on the BIG). i nearly cried from trying not to laugh, while my friend turned pink. again, you try not to laugh because they are saying this things with the innocence of childhood...but its still funny!
2005-11-12 10:23 AM
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When my bilingual Italian nephew was about 2.5, he walked into the bathroom while I was sitting on the toilet and said "Zia, you don't have a pisolino." I said, "No, I don't, Honey. Now close the door."
2005-11-12 12:16 PM
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hee hee hee.

2005-11-12 12:37 PM
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adverbia - 2005-11-12 10:44 AM
marmadaddy - 2005-11-11 12:59 PM

"Mommy has a v*g*na" "MOMMY HAS A P*N*S!"QUOTE]Of all the stories... this is what had me laughing the hardest!!!! VAGINA and PENIS are not bad words!!!!!!


It's all about context. And at 2 1/2 she knew it.

2005-11-12 2:32 PM
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2005-11-12 7:22 PM
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2005-11-12 7:45 PM
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Renee - 2005-11-12 10:23 AM When my bilingual Italian nephew was about 2.5, he walked into the bathroom while I was sitting on the toilet and said "Zia, you don't have a pisolino." I said, "No, I don't, Honey. Now close the door."

Very cute.

Not exactly a kids cussing story, but kind of related:

When we lived in France, we often visted a friend with a very spicy vocabulary. My wife made the mistake of repeating what she had heard during one of  her outings with the "ladies who lunch" group she had joined. After that, we made certain to clear Benedicte's sayings with a trusted friend before trying them out on larger groups.

2005-11-12 8:01 PM
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autumn - 2005-11-12 4:41 AM  i also think there are other things even worse than swear words. its amazing how many horrible things kids can pick up from seemingly innocuous movies. from 'a bug's life' ella picked up the word 'idiot' and 'stupid'. from 'lion king' she picked up 'i hate you!'. those things caused us way more grief that her learning the word 'damn'.

Yes, it's all about context.  My cousin's son (same cousin from before, as a matter of fact), picked up quite a bit as a very young child.  At two, he told his aunt "Don't you yell at me!  My momma will be on you like white on rice!"  At which point she excused herself to go laugh in the next room before continuing the discussion.

He also was known to say, "You want a piece of me?"  To which his mother would reply, "Yes, and I'm gonna take it out of your @ss... sit down!"  He's 11 now, and has mellowed quite a bit since then.  Now he's a very respectful, quiet young man, believe it or not. 

As a children, we always go into trouble for calling each other names, and wouldn't even dream of saying "I hate you."  That was considered a one-way ticket to H-E-double-L. 



2005-11-12 8:31 PM
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From my 2ish yr old cousin just today!!: this was JUST after I told the "f-ing story" that I started this post about. (my relatives thought it was funny) Then this happend about 5 seconds later...

*Lauren spills juice on the floor*

Lauren: "oops. uh oh"
L's Dad: "what does mom say?"
Lauren: "I made mess."
L's dad: "no, what does mom say?"
Lauren: "SHIT."

2005-11-14 9:19 AM
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