Bubba is quite the swimmer. He was bobbing around in the 10 foot section of the pool and then yelled in a loud irritated voice: "How come I can only dog paddle? When will I be able to paddle like a human?!?!"
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Bubba stepped on some pavement with bare feet. He jumps off and then says proudly: "That's really hot...damn hot!"
I thought maybe I had heard him wrong: "What did you say?"
"Uh, 'damn hot'. That means it's really hot. See? Touch it. It's really hot, so it's damn hot!"
Me, pondering if I should just let it be or make it a teaching moment: "But you shouldn't say that. It's not a nice word."
Bubba, completely puzzled: "'Really hot' is not OK to say?"
Me, repeating the offending word: "No, 'damn' is a word only adults can say."
Bubba, even more confused: "Why can't kids say 'damn'? Why can't kids say 'damn' if it means 'really hot'?"
Sigh... damned if I know.
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3 comments:
Damn, your boy is hysterical!
You're right. It's a damn good question.
I agree with Niksmom -- damn, your boy IS hysterical. And damn, woman, you tell the story well. This one made me chuckle at my desk!
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