Yep.. That's right. Your glASS is on fire! No, it's not funny. This is what I found written on Zoe's door IN HER HANDWRITING!! I'm still a little shocked, but it's reality, and I guess I have to deal with it like an adult.
You know, every once in a while I ask Zoe off the wall questions like if the little girls in her class stuff their bras with tissue paper, if she thinks boys are cute and so on... I do this to gauge what's going on in her world. Although Zoe is very very open with questions and concerns I have to assume that there are still some things that she doesn't let us in on.
This past weekend she asked me how old she had to be to have a boyfriend. Kyle was totally speechless, but I had to remember to keep my cool and answer the question in a way that wouldn't scare her off of asking me questions later down the line... Breathe, Trish, breathe....
It's amazing, that in just 8 short years a "little girl" can develop into a young lady with her own taste of style, dress, and even "sentence enhancers" as Sponge Bob Square Pants would call them..
As for the glASS incident, I had to explain to her that she had to be very very careful with the words that she chose. I reminded her that words sometimes hurt peoples feelings, sometimes by accident, and that she had to make sure she choose words that reflected the way she wanted people to see her... Of course I had to wrap it all up with a "if I catch you doing it again I'm gonna put your butt on fire... I think she got the message
Sidebar: The first curse word I ever wrote was also glASS. I went into the attic of my mother's house at about 6 or 7 and wrote "kiss my glASS" on a metal shelving unit my dad had in his office. I had totally forgotten about it when my momma stormed down the stairs, grabbed me up by the shirt and almost killed me. Of course, I lied like a rug telling her that "daddy must've written it".. she didn't fall for it... 2 days later I woke up..lol
I guess the apple really doesn't fall too far from the tree...
1 comment:
What can you say? It's inevitable. It will happen. It usually happens when we let our guard down - it's usually the furthest thing from our minds. I learned all of my "sentence enhancers" when I was in elementary school. I'll never forget. Thought I was really saying something!!! I even called my sister the word that begins with the letter after "a" and ends with an "itch" (description from Madea Goes To Jail). My mother tore into me that night!
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