''Yes?''
''Lots of people at school swear''
'Do they?''
''Yes''
''You don't though do you, not at school?''
''No, but I know what all the words mean''
''Do you?''
I look at my beautiful son, his large brown eyes twinkling with mischief, his soft brown curls adding to his cheeky charm.
Which ones do you know then? I ask. He says them by initial - F, S, and C. ''Ah! You know what the C word means?'' I am slightly surprised at this revelation, he is only 9 and a half.
''Yes'' He giggles. I stare at him questioningly.
''Crap!'' He shouts jubilantly
''Oh!'' I say, relieved, ''That C word''!
He giggles and carries on with his meal, my lovely boy, my lovely, almost innocent boy.
Top swearing-development post! :-)
ReplyDeletePhew! Had to catch my breath.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad when their innocence gets tarnished.
We have noticed Millie's behaviour changing from a good little girl to a child with attitude since she started Reception.
Isn't it a pity when their peers influence them so much! Sigh......
Ah yes, fascists, socialists and conservatives. Very nasty words those. He should wash his mouth out immediately....
ReplyDeleteAh, dear Small Sprog! I was racking my brain to come up with a "C" word...thank goodness, that's the one he knows:) Kids know so much more about these things today than when I was young; it's sad to see their innocence disappear so quickly.
ReplyDeleteSorry I missed your last post--I just realized they're not showing up on my blogroll now. Now, I have a question for you--what are "conkers"?
long may he stay like that...:-)
ReplyDeleteInnocence is far too fleeting, my dear friend.
ReplyDeleteMissed you.
HUGS
Scarlett & Viaggiatore
Great post - don't you just hate it when that is all that a commenter says?
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