“Maaaaaaooooooom! So-and-so said a bad word!”
How many times do you hear that around your house? I hear it several times a day. We try to teach our kids that there are certain words we just do not say and others that are questionable depending on how they are used. The family joke right now at our house has to do with a bad word.
It all began about a month ago. Special Dark really needed to have his diaper changed and he was not cooperating with me. He refused to lie down. To get him to obey I said, “Come on and be a good boy. You know how to be a good boy!” He consented and laid down so I could change him.
While I was wiping his bum he said, “Mom, I not a good boy. I a bad boy!” I, of course, made sure to tell him that he was not a bad boy but was, in fact, a very good boy. He still tried to tell me he was a bad boy. And just to prove it he looked me straight in the eye and said, “BAD WORD!”
I gasped, “What did you say? Did you say ‘bad word’?”
Special Dark nodded with a little gleam in his eye and said, “BAD WORD!” again. I started laughing hysterically! The girls all came running to see what was so funny. I told them “Girls, did you hear what Special Dark just said? He said “BAD WORD!” The girls knew exactly what to do.
“Oh no! Did you say “bad word?” You know we’re aren’t supposed to say bad words!”
Special Dark loved all the attention. The rest of the afternoon he’d say “BAD WORD!” whenever one of us was near him. He thought he was being such a bad boy. ☺
It’s been a month since that happened and guess what? I’ve noticed when Special Dark gets a little rebellious streak he goes around saying, “BAD WORD!” We all laugh because it’s just so darn cute.
I was telling one of my friends at church about Special Dark’s “bad word.” She said, “You know, that’s not a bad idea! Can you imagine the faces on my coworkers when I say “bad word” instead really saying one?” She reported back to me that the reaction she got was priceless. It’s now the “thing to say” around her office.
“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through
it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a
headache.”— Marjorie Pay Hinckley (Glimpses into the Life and
Heart of Marjorie Pay Hinckley, 1999, p 107)
I simply love this quote by Sister Hinckley! I use it as my tagline on my personal e-mail account. As the mother of seven children my days are full of things that go wrong. We deal with most of them through humor. If we didn’t I think I’d be severely dehydrated by the end of each day because of all the tears that would be shed. Laughing at the situtations that arise also helps my children to see that what they thought were earth-shaking events (a whole gallon of spilled milk or gum in their hair) are really just small things. Finding humor helps to diffuse any stress or anger that is present keeping things from becoming to overwhelming.
Of course, there are times when we do shed tears, when we have our share of sorrows and disappointments, and we take those very seriously, but we don’t allow them to drag us down for “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine” (Proverbs 17:22).
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Awww, that’s really very cute. So much better than really saying a bad word, lol!
Thanks for hosting these. It will keep all my bad words away today. 😉
Funny how we all have the urge to say a “bad word” on an occasion. Sometimes I will say one of Shakespeare’s many curses like “toads, beetles, bats” when I hit my head on the cupboard or something similar. I need to add “Bad word” to my mommy friendly curse list. 🙂
How funny! I think we should start a “Bad Word” movement, maybe even get Hollywood involved. Wouldn’t that be a riot on the big screen?
I think replacing some of my words with “bad word” is a great idea! Even when I say things that aren’t “officially” bad words, it sounds so much worse when I hear my children repeat them!
Thanks for hosting this. I always check out your topics, but just happened to be writing something that fit this week. =]
That is hilarious!
Well, this topic and your post proves our lives were meant to criss-cross…
When I was thinking about something to post for humor, I went directly for my book Glimpses. Funny that you quoted Sister Hinckley too. I love her! That is a great “bad word.”
Lovin’ the ‘Bad Word’ I think I might have to try that at my house!
I love that quote from Sister Hinckley. She was such an amazing and really very funny lady.
I think I’ll teach my kids to say “bad word” instead of something else. They usually say those other things when they are mad and I’m sure that sticking a little humor into those situations could help. Thanks, Cocoa!
I love that! I think I might adopt it.
This is so cute. I love the idea of adopting it, though. What a much nicer thing for the kids (or anyone, really) to say instead of a real swear.
(P.S. My captcha phrase is whabler, and that might work as a substitute swear too.)
You may have stared a new “bad word” trend!
LOVE IT!!!
Sounds like that little guy has a lot of personality packed into a toddler body – he’s funny!
I’m late posting, but such is my life right now. I need more laughter and less tears.
LOL.bad word. we here just use bleeep or tooot. anyway, i love your post, it made me laugh, best of luck to your family
Too funny! I used to work for a LDS man and when he was really upset he’d say “swear words” – I think I prefer your son’s “bad word” I’m going to tell the story to my boys – I think your post might start a revolution! I wish it would!