Perfectly-timed fuck
My daughter used her first obscenity the other day. She heard me say ‘fuck!’ as we missed a bus by seconds having queued for change in Starbucks behind a herd of buffoons. A minute later as we hoofed it along the street she uttered a soft series of fucks from her perch on my shoulders. People were staring so I shushed her and on the spur of the moment suggested she say ‘oh dear’ instead (pathetic, I know). I thought this had done the trick, but two days later she was messing about in the bathroom when I heard the sound of her dropping something heavy and then an adroit, perfectly-timed ‘fuck!’
To tell you the truth, her mother and I are proud. Missing buses, dropping things, who doesn’t medicate their frustration with a ‘fuck’ at times like this? I suppose the trouble is most of a two-year old’s times are like this.
Wait, there’s another thing I have in common with two-year olds.
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I was in the car with my 10 year old daughter a while back and I missed a light (we were running late for school) and I exclaimed,”Fargo”, which is one of my substitutes for fuck. My daughter asked what Fargo meant and I explained that it was a city in ND and I was using it as a substitute for the word their brothers yell at each other. “Well, now that you’ve told me,” she said, “it’s just as bad as saying the real word.” She had a point.
Posted on 18-Dec-07 at 6:06 am | PermalinkIt’s not too late to turn it into “FUCKrying out loud”…..you could even teach her it, then and gradually wean her of the emphasis….
Posted on 30-Dec-07 at 2:11 pm | PermalinkOOC: She’s absolutely right isn’t she? If you can’t say fuck, what can you say?
Mike: if only I had the discipline.
Posted on 11-Jan-08 at 9:08 am | Permalink