My two year old nephew just muttered "What the fuck?'

[Swede]

He was trying to open the battery door on a toy truck. Keeping a straight face was kinda tough.

[krispos42]

1. he he he...

Over the Thanksgiving holiday visit to my family in Connecticut, my 3-year-old decided to start saying "ni**er butt", for no apparant reason. :blush:

My ex and I tracked it down to him not being asleep when her and her boyfriend watched an R-rated movie.

So my mom and I turned "ni**er" into "burger" and the problem went away. :-)

[Akoto]

2. Hah. Reminds me of when I was a kid ...

My folks used to own their own shop. I'd no doubt heard them saying something unkind about a bad customer of theirs ...

When my father was at the counter with someone, I wandered out of the back room and politely inquired, "Dad, what's a bastard?"

I know he wasn't thrilled, but he got a kick out of it, too. ;)

[Boudica the Lyoness]

3. My sons first word was shit

He used to sit as a baby and watch his teenage brother and his friends play video games. He started saying "shit" all the time. I wrote it down in the little darlings baby book.

[FloridaJudy]

4. I knew I had to clean up my *own* act

The day my two-year-old accidentally knocked his cheerio bowl off the high chair and exclaimed "God DAMN it!". You can't hold kids that age responsible for repeating what they've heard, and acting shocked is counter-productive ("Wow! That really got a rise out of her! Let's try it again!"). A matter of fact correction "We don't say that. 'Oh, bumpletibroom' sounds so much better" usually works.

But you're right: keeping a straight face really is difficult.

[barb162]

5. Two? TWO?

Did you say something in response?

[Swede]

6. I tried real hard not to react

I think I succeeded.

[barb162]

7. I think you want to quietly mention it to the parents

even though you know that's where the child heard it.

[Coyote_Bandit]

8. My darling little niece

who has the very Baptist fundie mother (what was my brother thinking?) first used the word "damn" in front of both her mother and grandmother at the ripe age of 3. Grandmother almost choked to swallow her laughter. Fundie mom completely ignored what was said for several minutes before interrupting the now resumed conversation to offer an explanation for her daughter's language. Pathetic. Funny as hell.

[badgerpup]

9. My ex-partner's wake-up call on this one...

...was two-year old Alex calling his attention to a "...BIG damn dog!" and solemnly agreeing with his sports opinion; "The Cowboys really suck, don't they, uncle Gregor?".

Had to be careful around Alex...he picked up everything.
Terrific kid. :thumbsup: :loveya:

[colortech]

10. oh god

that's not good lol.

[Mojambo]

11. Those battery doors are a pain in the ass. n/t

[LeftyMom]

12. LeftyKid dropped the f bomb in a store. Loudly.

We had to have a discussion about how if that word is in a song, just hum past it and keep going, because some adults are silly and bothered by old words for things bodies do.

I blame punk rock.

[MrScorpio]

13. Is he drinking bourbon straight and smoking Lucky Strikes?

If so, he may be inhabited by the spirit of Frank Sinatra

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. My youngest called my father (named Jack) "Jackass" one day. That was a surprise.

[Pushed To The Left]

15. My sister told me a similar story about my grand-niece

She was probably somewhere between 4 and 6 at the time. My nephew (her dad) was apparently play-fighting with her in a waiting room when she grabbed him by the shirt and exclaimed "I'm gonna fuck you up, daddy!"

[Radical Activist]

16. That's awesome!

I love it. :)

[RL3AO]

17. Swede said nephew.

So if Swede is a parent, we have bigger problems than a "WTF".

[Radical Activist]

18. oops

It's getting late.