Inappropriate Language…

I have been trying to teach McCanless that certain words are not nice to use, some we even call “potty words.” It has turned out to be somewhat of a game, and now when she hears the words stupid, dumb, poo-poo, etc..she will raise her eyebrows, widen her eyes, and very sternly say, “YOU DON’T SAY THAT!”
(EVERY time she hears one of these words, she repeats this….you don’t realize how often you actually hear them in cartoons, movies, in public, family, etc.) McCanless is now very quick to point it out!

That being said, I’ve also warned Mel that he shouldn’t use inappropriate words around her. Every now and then I have to fuss at him and of course, you’ll hear my echo repeating and fussing at her daddy. Mel rarely says this, and I’m almost embarrassed to admit it, but he has been known to say, “Jesus Christ” in a moment of forgetfulness, and frustration. McCanless has only heard him say this once, and once was all it took. Mommy was certain to correct this and explain to her that we only pray to Jesus, not use his name in this way. (I could forsee that I would eventually be getting a call from the First Baptist pre-school teachers telling me that McCanless would not be allowed to return to 2K after cursing Jesus Christ as she spilled her paint)

I, however, failed to mention that sometimes we use his name when we are talking about Jesus, as our priest did yesterday in church. All I remember is wanting to sink into my pew, as I so often do on Sundays, as I heard her quite loudly exclaiming to Father Michael that, “NO, YOU DON’T SAY THAT,” after hearing him refer to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.