This post contains subject matter that some may find offensive. I debated about not posting this but , in the spirit of " keepin' it real" here is what's "exciting" in our house now...
It's here! That phase that every preschool or early elementary child reaches ( and their parents loathe). The " I think toots are funny " phase. This isn't so much the problem ( who can deny that , sometimes, they are funny?) The bigger issue is this: any chance Mack finds ( or creates) in which to use the word " butt" " toot" " poop" or " fart", she'll snatch up, falling to pieces in fits of laughter at the very mention of one of these words. These words aren't " bad" and are fairly common place among Mack's older cousins and friends, but still, Mack couldn't quite grasp the concept that those words, though funny, aren't the most polite or apropriate in every situation.
With my hopes of raising a little lady quickly dwindling, we did what most parents would do. We banned the words. Each time we heard either word, Mack found herself in her room until she was ready to leave those words there. Of course, a trip to her room where she can utter the forbidden words to her hearts content was not much of a deterrent. My wise mother, who has raised five children , drew my attention to the fact that, the more Mack was told she couldn't use the words, the more she DID use them. So we uplifted the ban with the only condition being that Mack could only use those words where appropriate, mostly at home with no visitors to offend. Thankfully, this topic of conversation seems to come up less and less with the proper boundaries in place, however; Mack's favorite time of day is bedtime when Daddy changes out the common words in her bedtime songs and replaces them with one of the a fore mentioned words followed by a prayer for a few of her loved ones and thanks to God for making toots funny .
So maybe we didn't win the " toot talk" battle, but a I think a good ( and slightly entertaining) compromise was struck between both parties. You should, however , consider yourself warned should this topic become a topic of your next conversation with Mackenzie.
Making her " toot" noises:
It's here! That phase that every preschool or early elementary child reaches ( and their parents loathe). The " I think toots are funny " phase. This isn't so much the problem ( who can deny that , sometimes, they are funny?) The bigger issue is this: any chance Mack finds ( or creates) in which to use the word " butt" " toot" " poop" or " fart", she'll snatch up, falling to pieces in fits of laughter at the very mention of one of these words. These words aren't " bad" and are fairly common place among Mack's older cousins and friends, but still, Mack couldn't quite grasp the concept that those words, though funny, aren't the most polite or apropriate in every situation.
With my hopes of raising a little lady quickly dwindling, we did what most parents would do. We banned the words. Each time we heard either word, Mack found herself in her room until she was ready to leave those words there. Of course, a trip to her room where she can utter the forbidden words to her hearts content was not much of a deterrent. My wise mother, who has raised five children , drew my attention to the fact that, the more Mack was told she couldn't use the words, the more she DID use them. So we uplifted the ban with the only condition being that Mack could only use those words where appropriate, mostly at home with no visitors to offend. Thankfully, this topic of conversation seems to come up less and less with the proper boundaries in place, however; Mack's favorite time of day is bedtime when Daddy changes out the common words in her bedtime songs and replaces them with one of the a fore mentioned words followed by a prayer for a few of her loved ones and thanks to God for making toots funny .
So maybe we didn't win the " toot talk" battle, but a I think a good ( and slightly entertaining) compromise was struck between both parties. You should, however , consider yourself warned should this topic become a topic of your next conversation with Mackenzie.
Making her " toot" noises:
