parentingthewayweseeit:

One word I hate Lizzie using

Dead. It’s just so mean coming out of a four year olds mouth. Also Hate. I really don’t use that word but tv does. AND she uses it properly. :( But since it’s an emotion, hate, I don’t think I should really tell her to not use it.

I second that emotion. Double entendre intended.

My boys aren’t using the word “dead,” but they have used the word “hate.” And I know they got it from me. Because I hate a lot of shit and I’m vocal about it.

The other night, Wyatt was prosting his bedtime and when I put him in the crib, he said, “I hate this.” I knelt down and calmly told him that it wasn’t a necessarily bad word, but it shouldn’t be thrown around lightly because it’s a strong word. I told him it could hurt people and I asked him to try not to use it. I promised I would try, too. So far, he hasn’t said it.

One word I can’t get them to stop saying, however, is “balls.” And I mean the testicle kind.