Jack, Charlie, and I sit down at the kitchen table for lunch. As I aim a spoonful of mashed bananas toward Charlie's mouth, his energetic hands bat it away. Bananas fling onto the floor, the chair, and Charlie's hand.
Me: "Oh good heavens, Charlie."
Jack: "What does good heavens mean?"
"Well, it's just an expression to use when you're surprised, and maybe a little bit annoyed. Like oh my heck, or holy moly."
"Or holy crap?"
In a matter of miliseconds, I review the five W's to carefully weigh my answer:
WHO did he hear that expression from?
WHAT is the proper definition of "crap"?
WHEN is it a good time to accept that your son is going to say "holy crap!" on a regular basis? (The parenting books don't say.)
WHERE is a sponge so I can clean up this sticky mess?
And finally . . .
WHY are you making such a big deal out of this? Holy crap, Jenny.
"Yes, exactly like holy crap. It's just an expression."
Gosh darn it. Where did he hear that? Ha!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to hearing him say "Holy Crap" when we come later this morning.
Melainie
fun times! it's amazing how sponge like they are :)
ReplyDeleteI always look forward to your Jackspeak posts. When Madeleine was around 16 mo. old, I overheard "oh gah-dumit"-yikes! Holy crap is much better...and you can bet I cleaned up my language! Sheesh, now she's 16 YEARS old and I still have to remind her to watch her language.
ReplyDeleteLOL! My two year old recently started saying "What the heck!"
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