“You’re retarded MOM!”
Published by admin under Pandemonium on February 23, 2010Word of advice: Watch what you say around your children about your spouse or anyone else for that matter. They absorb everything.
Yesterday I was snapping at Matthew when he came home because we had a lot to do, and he had sat around and vegged out. I was being rude, and I was wrong. Just thought I’d get that out of the way lol. Apparently as I stomped off to go make the childrens’ beds Vera gave him one of her inquisitive looks (she doesn’t say too much) and he answered her with “You’re mom’s just being a retard”. Harmless right? Well she came up to me after that while I was changing her sister’s diaper and informed me “You’re retarded MOM!”. Never had a three year old hurt my feelings before, but I guess there is a 1st time for everything. I’m pretty sure it won’t be the last time either. I explained to her that we don’t say that to people because it’s not nice & asked her where she heard such a thing at which point she eagerly gave up her dad as the offender haha. He confessed to his crime, but I think I’ve been guilty a few times too of saying something about him too when he’s getting irritating lol. Like “You’re dad’s so slow” , “Your dad is taking such a long time because he’s slow….” (something to the effect or slowness), or “You’re dad’s just being silly(or you can replace that with annoying haha)”. I guess we don’t put to much thought into explaining the other parents behaviors which our “big kid” is so eager to understand, but we’ll have to from now on because she’s like a sponge soaking everything we say and do up.