Watch Your Mouth

Oh be careful little lips what you say because 3 year olds repeat everything.

Big Brother has repeated many a word or phrase that he has picked up from myself, my husband, grandparents, friends or even television. Depending upon the word or phrase he chooses, the reaction he gets from us can range anywhere from laughter to big trouble.

His vocabulary contains the normal words that make every little boy giggle (words that also make a grown man laugh at our house). He speaks of farts, poop, butt cracks, wieners, and boobs almost on a daily basis. He also says 'crap' from time to time; a word he learned from me.

My son drives me crazy almost every night at bedtime. He brushes his teeth, pees, says good-night to Daddy and Baby Jaws, says his prayers and should be ready to sleep. But as soon as I go to tell him good-night myself, he turns into a little giggling ball of energy. It's as if he just had his batteries replaced.

Last night as he was getting ready for bed, he learned yet another phrase from me; not really a phrase I'm proud of him repeating, but stuff happens. Sometimes I just say things I should not say and he always seems to be right there when I do.

I just wanted him to go to bed, but he started his giggling and running around until I yelled, "It's bedtime! We don't screw around at bedtime!"

My very intelligent 3 year old looked me square in the eyes and in the most serious voice said, "We screw around in the daytime."

All I could do was laugh and think he's right. Of course, if you can't screw around at bedtime, you must be able to screw around in the daytime. What other time is there?