Sydney, 5, and I were at the park. It was unseasonably warm here in Michigan and we were playing outside.
“Do you know what ‘whore’ is?” she asked me.
Uh….
What?
Uh….
Did she just say “whore”?
She must have noticed I was stymied. “You know,” she continued. “Like ‘whore’ movies? They’re scary.”
Ooooohhhhh.
Horror. She’s trying to say HORROR.
Thank God!
“I like scary whore things,” Sydney finished.
I honestly just let her have that conversation with herself there, folks.
I was too gobsmacked to reply!!
Oh, well. Tomorrow’s another day to be a good, responsive mommy.
Makes me remember the day my 4 year old was sitting in the grocery cart at Meijer and she said Pussy, Pussy, Pussy…I nearly fell over. I asked her who told her to say that and the answer was the neighbor kid (whose name I shall not reveal) who was about 10. I went home to confront the single Dad and he was stymied. He thought it might be from the children’s rhyme..Ding Dong bell, Pussy’s in the well….of course, what else could he say. I felt like an idiot even bringing it up.
Hee hee. Sorry to laugh at your predicament, but how can I not? At least no one else was around while Sydney was talking about whores at the park. 🙂
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I think you handled it beautiful. Just say nothing! Future conversations won’t be that easy. 🙂
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Thanks, and I can only imagine myself fumbling about in future conversations!
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Ummm, that would have been an interesting conversation to read about had you explained Whore. What would you have said???
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HA HA HA! It reminds me of standing in the check out line at the grocery store and my 2-year-old (who couldn’t pronounce C’s yet) screamed, “Porn! I want porn!” Of course he meant corn, but the little old lady behind us didn’t have a clue and about stroked out. LOL
Happy SITS Day!
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Porn! Ha! Thanks for sharing!
When my daughter tried to say “dump truck,” it came out sounding like she was calling everyone a dumb you-know-what. After an uncomfortable few days, I finally taught her to refer those type of trucks as “awesome Mommies.”
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Ahh! The only thing scarrier than a “whore” movie is trying to explain to a kid what an actual whore is. SO glad you got to avoid that conversation 🙂
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yup, me too! Although one of the comments is right. It’s only gonna get harder as they get older, I yi yi!
Haha, this is hilarious. Kids say the funniest things. Stopping by from SITS, I hope you have a good feature!!
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Thanks! Glad you found it funny as I live to entertain!
That is hilarious! You handled it like a “good mom!”
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Thank you, and I think I’ll remember this one forever!
LOL I love it! Visiting from SITS, Happy SITS Day.
Thanks!
Our elderly neighbor had a similar conversation with our then 6 year old about his sex book. That his Mama got him. After having him repeat it a couple of times, she cautiously asked him what was in it. he said scornfully – you know bugs and things! Oh! INSECT book, not sex book – whew!
Hee hee! Thanks for sharing!
This is too funny! I definitely have had some of those “what did you just say” moments!
🙂
Ha ha hahahajh! Thank goodness you were at a loss for words!!! She almost totally got an unintended educational lesson that can definitely wait a few years!!
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Oh, yes, it’s only gonna get harder!! Help!!
Not quite the same, but it reminds me of how my daughter used to say ‘clock’. Or ‘fork’. I’ll let you guess how those sounded!
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Hee hee!!
Haha! My youngest is the queen of embarrassing comments. Too funny!
Out of the mouths of babes, right? Thanks for stopping by!
Your experience sounds very similar to the one that I had with my three year old daughter. Complete with the same witchy hat from Michael’s! lol.
This sounds like a similar conversation that I recently had with my three-year old little girl. lol. Complete with the same witchy hat from Michael’s.
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That is just too funny! I’ve got 4 kids, so I understand totally! Happy SITS day to you!
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Stopping by from SITS. That is great. You handled it wonderfully.
Ha! That reminds me of the many times my son stopped me in my tracks by something he asked or said!
Stopping by from SITS. Hope your SITS Day has been great!
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That was quite the funny pickle you found yourself in Katy! I think you handled it perfectly! It reminds me when my 7 yr. old got home from school and ask me what pointing her middle finger meant. In my head I was thinking, I can’t tell my baby about “the bird”! Not yet! Bob and weave, it’s what I did. 🙂
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The things kids say… I tell ya. What is cool about what happened is that she came to you about it; not going off adding it to her vocabulary, getting a note sent home from her teacher for either using it while speaking to someone at school or for asking her teacher what it means. So “bad mom”, job well done!
And speaking of job well done…
that’s twice, mind you; the whore thing and for garnering your SITS Day.
Bravo and cheers to you! I hope you enjoyed it immensely.
PS I’m a Michigander too (transplanted to “Too Hot Houston”). I’m from Rochester and
man-o-chev-itz… do I ever miss home.
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Oh that is awesome~! Whore Movie takes on a whole different meaning when spoken from the mouths of babes!
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THAT IS HILARIOUS! and I just made my husband read it because it wasn’t but a few weeks ago that he accidentally taught our 3 year old a word I hoped she’d never say. You definitely have a new fan of your blog. Thanks for sharing!
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And thanks for stopping by and commenting! Your 3-year-old will hear *everything*, as you already know, so get ready!
Too cute! I wonder how often we launch into awkward conversations explaining things to kids when all the while they were actually talking about something else.
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So true!