Crazed In the Kitchen: Gosh Poop It   

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Gosh Poop It

So, of course I’ve been trying to watch my mouth since my first son was born. And, to my credit, I’ve done a fairly good job. No f-bombs have been dropped in either child’s presence, and no s-bombs for that matter or even a-bombs (you all know what I mean). But I’ve had a few moments of weakness with “dammit.” And, I learned recently, I’ve apparently said “goddammit” in front of the kids as well. How do I know this? Not long ago, Matthew dropped a Lego creation on the floor and let out a perfectly-timed, top-of-his-voice “god damage!” for all of us to hear. We had the requisite some-words-are-only-for-grown-ups (damage-is-not-one-of-them-but-dammit-is) (oh-and-damage-means-breaking-something-but-you-don’t-usually-shout-it-out-when-you-break-something-but-technically-that’s-not-wrong) conversation and I vowed to be more careful. So this afternoon, as I was hammering nails into the wall to hang Christmas lights and I hammered my thumb instead of the nail, I tried to hold my tongue. What came out, very slowly and through gritted teeth, was not much better than the original version: “Gosh…poop…it!”
3.5-year-old Matthew was silent, but looked at me with a wheels-are-turning, I’m-saving-this-one-for-preschool look. 20-month-old William smiled with delight and proceeded to march around chanting “gah poopit! gah poopit! Mommy, gah poopit!” 
So. “Gosh poop it,” it is. Now if only I can remember that the next time I step on a Hot Wheel while holding hot coffee. 

10 comments:

  1. It's really difficult to hold our tongues at times when the kids are around. I too hope that those words don't slip from my mouth..so far so good..as I haven't heard any of the 3 kids saying them.

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    1. I had a lot of practice as a teacher, fortunately, so I don't slip up too often!

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  2. I completely understand. Some big girl words have come out of my mouth that the kids have repeated and I'm not proud of it.

    We say Awe pickles. Pickles and prune juice, Shark Bait. Silly nonsense things that have come from cartoons. I hope you remember your goto words when things happen.

    Regina
    www.thecrazynutsmom.com

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    1. Thanks! I've done pretty well so far...lots of deep breaths and counting to 10.

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  3. Oh my gosh, that is so funny! In the heat of the moment, I called my son a poop head the other day (it just came out!) and they laughed and laughed at their Mommy using potty words..against them no less! But it was far better than what I wanted to say. That's gotta count for something, right?

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    1. LOL at calling your son a poophead! I have wanted to do that and so much more!

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  4. I'm not one to sware alot to begine with...but a few hve poped out here and there...I try to use spongebob lingo like barnicals...or awe pickles, or we make up our own words.

    Poping in with vB M2R

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    1. It's funny, I THINK swears all the time, but since becoming a teacher and then a mom I've pretty much stopped saying them outloud. I say a lot of "oh nuts" and "darn it."

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  5. Cute haha. I know I've got to watch everything I say these days too!!

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