DELAWARE WATCH
Obviously the swear words came from his "dad".
Innocence can opens one's eyes.
Mine were opened when my four year old quizzed me in the middle of my frantic ironing to ask a simple question...
"Why do you always say "fuck it" all the time when you are going to work?"
I hadn't realized it but the little boy was right.
It's true. I'm the guilty culprit.
Our kids are often the most truthful mirrors we face, reflecting our best virtues and worst vices.
At age 54 I'm now having to learn new habits of speech. I thought I was too old to learn, but I'm starting to catch on w/ substitute words when I get frustrated.
That's one of the blessings about kids. They force us to examine ourselves, take nothing for granted and to change.
We made a conscious decision when we had our twins to clean up our language. Then, one day when they were about 3, and I was late getting them to daycare and me to work, I walked around my truck, saw a flat tire, and said, "No fucking way!"
They also said "No fucking way!" all the way to daycare and beyond.
Yeah, life's imperfect but it's also funny.
Commenting by HaloScan
