Just when you think you know someone. Geez.
One of the best things about kindergarten is the new friends. Piper’s made some good ones. She’s kept her old ones, too, but her new ones have brought new friends into our whole family. It’s a win-win. So we were a bit shocked last night at dinner when Piper admitted that her classmate, Madeline, may not be the best influence.
“Madeline knows all the curse words. She said she’d teach them to me, too.”
My fork stopped mid-bite. “What?” I managed.
Dad jumped right in. “Oh? Like which ones?” Inquiring minds want details.
“I think all of them,” Piper said. “How many are there?”
“There’s a lot,” Dad said. “Which ones does she know?”
“I don’t know. But she definitely knows them. I saw her writing them.”
Sissy jumped up from the table and got a pad of paper and a pen. She brought it to Piper and wrote something down. “Is this a curse word?” she asked.
“Yep,” Piper said. “That’s what Madeline can do, too. I can’t wait to use curse words. Madeline is going to teach me how.”
Sissy sighed and handed over the notepad to me. “She means cursive, folks. Not curse words. You can breathe again.”
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LOL!! Omg – this is great. Does she ride the bus? If so – the other “cursive” words are not too far behind!
I think we already introduced her to most of them when we let her watch Goonies 🙂 Who said we should be raising children? Oy.
LOL! Love it
oh but so worth it for Goonies!
I KNOW! Best movie ever!
Funny – good laugh. Not a bad influence after all.
My daughter, Evelyn, told me she knew some kids at school that used bad words. I asked her if she would share them with me. When she told me the words started with s, f, d, and b, I panicked. Then I learned the words: stupid, fart, dumb, and butt. These are considered non acceptable words in our house, but I had to smile a little. Whew. I know it’s only a matter of time, but I long for our children to hold onto their innocence.
There ARE a lot of cursive words.