Proud Parents.

You know when you think something your kid does or says is cute but you know, instinctively, that you will be regretting it someday? For the past couple of weeks, Miss Lilly, has adopted the good bye phrase "See you in hell!" She got it from watching Star Wars with her brother. Han Solo says it. She uses it to say goodbye to friends, neighbors, and...oh yea, her nursery teachers. My red face backs out of the room slowly as I say "I'm sorry. She's learning..." and I nervously laugh. BUT, she has picked up a new phrase. We aren't sure where she heard it. We have an idea, but aren't sure. Part of the new phrase contains a word that I have said in the past. NEVER, EVER in front of my children! Really. I may have had my issues with this particular word in the past but never would I use that word in front of my children or any children, for that matter. In fact, my New Year's resolution was to stop saying that word. I used it rarely and in specific incidences of complete and total anger and frustration...but never in front of others. Except a couple of occasions when Andy and Leslie were around and once in front of Dave and Chalese. And one time I used it 'aplenty' during a phone conversation where I was ranting to my sister about someone that made me sooooo very very mad. That was the first time she ever heard me say it and shortly after that she stopped going to church. I can't help but feel responsible.
Anyway, when my sweet little girl used this word I had a lump in my throat. I thought I'd burst into tears and laugh all at once. I calmly told her that is a bad word and we don't use it. "Where did you hear that, honey?" I asked. "Oh, $*@&?" she asked, innocently. "Yes. That," I said. "I don't know," was her reply. I left it that and she hasn't said it again. I'm holding my breath that she doesn't say it at nursery today. Oh the morification! Maybe she needs to stop going to church.