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So yesterday Ben really wanted to go to the movie theater. He went up to Sara and said, "Mama, I want popcorn please." (When he goes to the theater he gets popcorn, and he has associated that with the movie going experience itself).
"No, sweetheart," Sara replied, "we're not going out."
"Mama, I want popcorn please!"
"No," she replies in a more stern voice, "we are not going out."
Not one to give up easily, Ben whined a little bit, stomped his foot, and pleaded again, "Mama, I want popcorn please!"
By this point Sara was tired of being asked and said in her most stern voice, "Benjamin, No! We are not going out! Just drop it!!"
Ben turned away, looked down at the floor, shuffled his feet, and then under his breath he said, "damn it."
I'll pause a second while you finish laughing.
The thing is, this is more than just a kids-say-the-darndest-thing story. When you step back and look at it, this is not a word that Ben was taught. He used an expressive word in context to verbalize his frustration and disappointment.
Is it wrong of me to be proud of my kid for swearing? *g*
"No, sweetheart," Sara replied, "we're not going out."
"Mama, I want popcorn please!"
"No," she replies in a more stern voice, "we are not going out."
Not one to give up easily, Ben whined a little bit, stomped his foot, and pleaded again, "Mama, I want popcorn please!"
By this point Sara was tired of being asked and said in her most stern voice, "Benjamin, No! We are not going out! Just drop it!!"
Ben turned away, looked down at the floor, shuffled his feet, and then under his breath he said, "damn it."
I'll pause a second while you finish laughing.
The thing is, this is more than just a kids-say-the-darndest-thing story. When you step back and look at it, this is not a word that Ben was taught. He used an expressive word in context to verbalize his frustration and disappointment.
Is it wrong of me to be proud of my kid for swearing? *g*
