I learned today that children become reflections of ALL of your bad habits. I apparently have a potty mouth. Not like a gutter snipe but the oh craps, oh shits, and Jesus (that's a bad one!). I effectively turned the oh shit into oh snap! That sounds really funny coming out of a 21 month old white boys mouth!
Not sure what to do about the Jesus other than to just stop saying it. Aedan's daycare provider advised that I just finish the sentence for him. For example:
#1
Aedan: Jesus!
Sara: ...died for our sins (mommy's potty mouth included!).
#2
Aedan: Jesus!
Sara: ...loves me this I know, for the bible told me so!
#3
Aedan: Jesus!
Sara: ...wept. (ok so I probably won't use this but it is the shortest verse in the entire bible just so you know - Jesus wept.)
The thing about this kid is that the words just don't come out randomely. He uses them in the perfect context! So I guess I should be pretty proud of that. Right? He's a genius!
Reading to my Animals
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I hate to say I told you so, however: I TOLD YOU SO!
He is so smart that he is going to do what you do and say what you say.
Clean thy mouth Princess Sara!
all 3 of my kids routinely say "craaaap!", thanks to me.
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hysterical!
Bobby started saying "Oh for God's sake!" I couldn't figure out where it was coming from until one day we were about to take a bath and the kids were crazily into everything as usual and out popped of my mouth - "Oh for God's sake!" I didn't even know I said it - apparently I said it all the time! We've worked on avoiding that one! lol.
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