It's amazing what and how fast, kids pick things up. Grace is talking so much now it's crazy and Zander's suddenly become a chatterbox. Today I was griping a little about a car that was parked a little to close to me and saying that I might hit it. Then I said that I should hit it to make a "freaking"point. The next thing I hear is Zander saying "why is that freaking car there?" or something like that. I asked him to repeat it just to clarify that he did in fact just use the word freaking, in a sentence, somewhat appropriately. And then I looked at my friend in horror. "You said it not me sister," was the response I got from her. So now I have to find a way to explain to my five year old that it's ok to say, "I'm freaking out," but not ok to say "why is that freaking car there." Trust me there was some internal forehead slapping going on. It could have been worse.
And then there is Grace. This girl is really going to give us a run for our money. She often says things that just crack me up. The other day she told me that she was sad. When I asked her why, her response was, "Well, because I am not happy." Sheesh, no kidding. The other day, I told her no for some reason or other and the reply was, "No, you don't say no to Grace, you say yes Grace." The reason that is funny is because a lot of times when I ask the kids to do something and they say no, that is what I tell them, but about not saying no to Mommy. We don't have a lot of rules in our house, but really the basics pretty much cover everything.
1. Listen to Mommy and Daddy and do what you're told.
2. Don't say no to Mommy and Daddy.
3. No hitting.
I know we'll have to add to the list eventually but for a five year old and a three year old, this is sufficient.
