This little cutie pie shocked the spurs right out off of our boots this weekend with one three syllable word. It wasn’t just that she said it, it was that she used it exactly how you hear it used when others say it. She had the timing down, the exasperation was on point and her enunciation was so spot on every one immediately stopped talking and covered our mouths in unison.
Then they all pointed at me and told me I should feel horrible.
Boo was building a castle with her blocks when part of it caved in and fell over. That’s when she said it. (“IT” starts with ‘ghod’ and ends with ‘it’.) Mike, Babygirl and her boyfriend had been talking in the living room while Bear and I were chatting in my office. The silence from us suddenly NOT talking because our eyes were bugged and our hands over our mouths was deafeningly loud! Boo heard this silence and looked around at each of us and then, to test her theory, knocked over another block and said “IT” again only, this time, looking at us when she said it.
We all gasped from behind our hands.
She’s since said “IT” a few more times but now that we’re over the initial shock (though, it’s still shocking each time she says it) we’re getting on to her, telling her that’s not a nice word and to not say it. It’s not working yet.
When everyone blamed me I felt horrible for about an hour. Then it hit me, I never say that word. Ever. The person who does say it said Boo had most likely gotten it from them and they now feel horrible. Kids are like magnifying glasses on everything we do that we shouldn’t, no? You can tell from our reactions that hearing Boo say that word makes us feel as though someone just pricked us in the bum with a needle. She loves reactions and I want to not react at all, but it’s SO HARD!
We’ve decided to not only get on to her when she says it but suggest a word to use in place of each time. Cross your fingers our little cusser will agree and go with the new word.
Kids!