imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Somebody I know had himself, his wife, and his family in his minivan. They pulled into some place for a quick stop, like convenience store or something similar in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Two guys came out of the store talking extremely gangsta ghetto and the guy turned to his wife and said, “I expected them to say, ‘I was gonna bust a cap in his ass!’” and his toddler in the back seat goes, “Yeah, bust a cap in his ass!” Hilarious.

I am gravely concerned at my ability to self-censor. I wish you well, and hope I can be at least moderately successful.

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I have a really bad mouth and I have trouble censoring myself. We got lucky with the kids and they never said a swear word when they were younger and haven’t as kids. It is so hard to really catch yourself…especially in the car when they are behind you!

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Oh my…that reminds me of a story I just heard about my almost 2 year old cousin. Her dad came home from work after a super crappy day…and somewhere along the conversation he was having with his wife…he said “Fuuuuck” almost groan like.

To which my little cousin mimicked immediately. They tried hard not to laugh and made a vow that it was time to start watching it! Lol…

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Yes, those little parrots will get us everytime.

My personal favourite story goes something like this. My sister’s favourite words has to be the *S* word, she tends to drop that particular mini-bomb constantly. So what happened wasn’t unexpected. My then 17 month old niece while under my care one day spent a good five minutes trying to arrange these pillows on the couch, one fell off, and she looked down at it, up at me and clear as day said “SH!T”. And then kept repeating it at least 25 times while she picked the pillow up and put it back.

I just about died laughing, partly from what she said, and partly because she used it appropriately! Needless to say, my sister has cleaned up her language… a lot.

Yeah, we are going through the same way. Argh! It sucks. But it is just so darn funny listening to some of the variations that kids come up with!

Good luck! I know we’re going to have to do the same thing! :) The stupid video games will get you every time. Sometimes Brad gives me this horrified look while we’re playing… Something along the lines of, “Geesh, woman! I don’t think I’ve even heard a trucker talk like that!”

haha I know what you mean :)
Although I’ll admit to using the F-bomb on occasion, most of the bad words Heidi has picked up have been from other kids and our last babysitter. She says “dummy” once in a while and that’s from my friend’s kids… and “Jeez” I really hate when she says that one. I don’t say either of those. So, really, it’s only a matter of time before Heidi picks up the REALLY BAD words – so like you – I’ll be on a mission to clean up my act as well… :) Good luck! (I think Heidi’s said holy cwap before too hehe)

AND I know how hard it is not to laugh when your little bean sprout spews out words beyond their age. It’s adorable…. err.. but bad. haha

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Too funny. We rarely use language, but we talk to each other with terrible grammar. I mean, we almost have our own sentence structure. I guess we’ll actually have to consider changing that someday. :P

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I’ve heard that sometimes if you say a funny word right after you catch yourself saying a bad word (You could say something like Peanutbutter or Frickle-nickle or whatever) the toddler will often repeat the silly word instead of the bad word! It always worked with Little BEar… but not so much with Pufferfish!

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You’re right, I never would have guessed that you swear! The pet names are funny, so I can totally see you guys saying those things. heehee… It’s funny to imagine Maggie’s sweet little voice yelling something like “TURD BURGLAR!” Well, unless it was in the middle of Target or something. :P

George and I hardly ever swear. Not sure why; we just never picked it up. But the one word we are trying hard not to use around Oliver is “stupid.” I know he’ll pick that up pretty fast once he starts school, but until then we don’t want him to hear it at home. Yeah, I know, we’re probably keeping him TOO innocent… :)

As much as it can be cute when toddlers repeat things that they don’t understand are bad to say, I can understand that it would be a bit embarrassing for a parent hehe.

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I’m not too bad, but I do let things slip sometimes, particularly after a long & difficult week.

However, with my little 2.5-year old gem, one time when she was only about 16 or 18 months old, I spilled my full glass at the dinner table, and very loudly and clearly said, “Oh MAN!” (I apparently managed to censor myself that day, heh!)

A few months later, our little one dropped something and blurted out a bright and clear, “Oh man!” – Cracked me up, since it had been so long since that day, and I had never used that term again, and she used it appropriately. Ah, I love our kid!

We’re trying to cut down on the use of expletives altogether, even “poop!” or simple guttural “Gah!” types of things, since “as educated adults, we should be more articulate than that,” right? Heh, yeah right! Ha!

Take care, and good luck with getting better!

@Priscilla: My potty mouth comes out in full force when I’m in the car. Stupid other drivers. It’s bad. My mother would be so ashamed! heh

@Kris: That is what’s so funny- when they use it in the right context! So far she’s just repeated and mimicked, no actual ‘usage’ of the words. So hopefully that means we’re still in the phase where we can avoid the usage? hehe

@Andrea: ANDREA HAS A POTTY MOUTH?? wow! shocking! I bet Brad is both horrified and proud ;) hehe

@Nicki: THAT is a great idea. You are right because she does tend to repeat the last thing we say. So if we make it something silly, maybe she’ll pick those up instead! heh

@Melissa: haha no it’s funny, because I’ve thought about that too, not saying ‘shut up’ or ‘stupid’. Then here I am shooting off f-bombs when I get mad. whoops!

If she ever yells out Turd Burglar in Target, I might just die of laughter. That would be hilarious.

@Dave: It’s truly amazing the stuff they remember. FOR A VERY LONG TIME. And you’re right about adult communication. I’ve caught her imitating me grunting and groaning about stuff too. Little Parrots.

Bwahaha! That is hilarious! And it *is* really cute…even though it shouldn’t be.

Also? I’m worried. I have a swearing problem, too. I’m totally going to have that kid who calls another kid a douchebag at daycare.

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We censored ourselves around the girls when they were growing up and now with Violet we still do. So, we’ve gotten into the habit of not swearing. 20+ years will do that to you! Once in a blue moon when we are around our friends or just the two of us we will, but it’s just a habit not to. I still have yet to say anything more than shoot or Geezum around my girls that are in their 20′s! *LOL*

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