Let me set the scene: We were driving to my parents this afternoon and we were listening to Amanda's favorite CD, the Little Mermaid sound track. I wasn't paying too much attention to what song was on. Probably because it's like the 9 millionth time I've heard it. When, in the back seat I hear Amanda say, "Yeah, she's bad." I think to myself for half a second that she's talking to her friend Hannah. The friend only Amanda can see. Yeah, that kind of friend. But, then it registers what song is on. I say, "Oh Ursala. Yeah, she's bad." Amanda then says, "Yeah, she's bad. She's mean to Ariel. She needs a time out!" So, cute.
Recently I've come to notice that I say some words that pre-schools try to discourage their young pupils from saying...Hate and Stupid. So, I told Amanda that those were not nice words and that she shouldn't say them. I also said that if she heard Mommy say them, she should remind Mommy that they aren't nice and she shouldn't say them. Well....the other day I was driving and I was a wee bit late getting to where I needed to get. So, of course I was impatient with other drivers. The one in front of me was taking just a tad too long getting thru a stop sign, when I said..."Come on. Stupid girl, drive!" When out of the back seat I hear the sweet little voice of my darling tattle tale, "Mommy, don't say that it's not nice!" Then, at the mall yesterday, she kept hiding in the clothes racks. It really bothers me that she does that, because I like to be able to see her at all times. Call me paranoid, but I don't want her to get taken. So, I kept telling her to stay where I could see her. She would run around..."Can you see me Mom? Can you see me?" After about 20 min. of this I stopped, because she just thought it was a game, I said "Amanda, please don't run and hide. I might lose you and leave with out you. I would sure hate to lose you." Instead of being worried about me leaving without her, she hears the "bad" word and says..."Mommy don't say hate, that's not a nice word!" Oh, brother, kids. Gotta love em.
1 comment:
Funny! Yes,kids do catch onto everything that we say.
It's cute that she has to tell you,
Mom you shouldn't say that.
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