Sep 19 2008
I didn’t realize just how bad it was!
Okay - I know I really shouldn’t pick on my wife this way - but - I just can’t help it! Actually, while this is about Ryan again - it really goes back to Mary! Okay - so - imagine this:
I just bought Ryan a Ben 10 Omnitrix - if you don’t know what that is - there is a cartoon character on the Cartoon Network that found this “watch” that contains 10 aliens in it. He’s a kid that can turn in to aliens by hitting his watch - which is called the Omnitrix. So - the Omnitrix that I bought for Ryan is actually one of those things that just has a light in it and you put a disk inside of it..hit the light..and it shows one of the alien characters wherever you shine it. You need to be in the dark to see it.
So - we’re under the bed pointing it up at the bottom of the bed underneath. For some reason, we can’t see the image. It appears to be in between images - so - I’m playing around with the disk..readjusting..and it’s still not working right. So, I’m like hitting this thing, tussling it, etc. I turn to Ryan and say - “I don’t get it. This thing was just working.” His reply?
I hate that damned watch.
It’s already a tight squeeze for me under that bed. I only have about a two inch clearing. As soon as it came out of his mouth I was bolting upright - what a mistake that was! Those slats under the beds are actually pretty hard and they don’t move! So…now, I’m under the bed..can’t really writhe around in pain like I would like to…got my hands over my forehead..rubbing fiercely….making that noise..you know the one…you want to say every swear word you can think of..but..since there are “little ears” it comes out like…nnggg nnggg ngggg.
After the pain subsides - my next word was MARY!!! She comes in the room as I’m wriggling my way out from under…she’s like “What?” so - I let her know what her son has said. Again - she promises to watch what she says around the kids.
Oh - I guess I should also mention that Mary and Kylie were in the kitchen yesterday. Mary dropped something (which is usual for her) - and her pat response whenever she drops something? SHIT! Guess which little girl now is walking around the house using that word with regularity?
Go figure…the words we want her to say clearly she can’t…the words we don’t want her to say…come out very clearly! At least I get them for a whole day every week. I don’t know if I can deprogram them..but I will make the attempt! 
I have a three year old who loved to pick up the cuss words. I learned that when she cussed I’d giggle (knee jerk reaction) and then cover it by saying, “Oh baby, did you just say ‘truck’? That’s hilarious! Ha! Ha! Ha!” If I just pretend to have heard something that rhymes with the cuss word she drops the cuss word and learns it gets no reaction out of us. It works on young kids anyway. The older ones… good luck!