Friday, December 14, 2007
What Passes for Civility
Jonah (nine year old whip-smart beast of a boy), from the other room: OW! OW! OW! That HURTS! That’s my BUTT!
He’s more annoyed than actually hurt, this much we can tell, but he is being very loud.
Parental Unit: Jonah, you don’t need to be so loud. And please try not to use the word “butt,” it’s pretty rude when you shout it like that. And whoever is bugging him: LEAVE. HIM. ALONE.
Ever resourceful, Jonah has come up with a different word for his tush: it is now his “however.”
As in, “I fell down on my ‘however’ and it is very sore.”
“Don’t touch my ‘however’ that is a private place on my body.”
“Stop it! You big however-head!”
Stupid English language and its homonyms. Although I used his “solution” this morning:
“Get your ‘however’ in here right now and brush your teeth!”
I call my boobies my “gone souths”
Posted by witchypoo on 12/14/07 at 10:29 AM“Stop it! You big however-head!”
Quote of the day.
Posted by Kathy on 12/14/07 at 11:20 AMSo Jon, what you seem to be saying is that you can’t really bust the kid because he gets this charming trait from his dad?
‘Posted by michael on 12/14/07 at 05:14 PMDude, you are such a liar. Pay better attention. I was totally the one that suggested the whole “however” fiasco. Thanks.
Your loving daughter.Posted by Carrie on 12/16/07 at 03:29 PM
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