Sometimes words that we would not technically consider “swear” words sound profane when they come out of a child’s mouth. Lately the issue with Noah has been involving the word “stupid”.
Noah has been calling everything stupid lately. This has prompted us to say, “Who says that???” as if someone has been cursing like a sailor around our poor naïve child. It just sounds wrong coming from him. It’s like he is saying “That’s sh&t!” when he says “That’s stupid!”
It’s 5 year-old swearing. I’m not sure why it bothers me because when my sister and I were around 5 and 7 we had a habit of calling each other “pig ass”. That’s much worse. I wonder what my mom blogged about that one.
Anyway, although it is usually somewhat distressing to hear it, last night the “stupid” word made me laugh. Noah has had a bit of a stomach virus lately and he has not had much previous experience with diarrhea. So, as he was sitting on the toilet sounding like that Jeff Daniels toilet scene from the movie “Dumb and Dumber”, he could be heard cursing: “This poop is STUPID!!! It is liquid poop! It smells STUPID!”
Well, ah, technically it probably smelled like that other “S” swear word.
Anyway, this prompted me to giggle outside the door and then he was yelling, “Are you laughing AT MY POOP???” Stupid move, mommy. Pardon my swearing.
Maybe everyone needs an equivalent to a swear word. Sometimes saying “Oh, sugar” just doesn’t cut it. But hopefully Noah can find something that sounds a little less derogatory. Suggestions are welcome.
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