Mom when I do this *claps hand to leg* that means I want more milk.
Mom! *claps hand to leg* did you see that? That means I want more milk!
Mom when I do this *sucks cheeks together and whips head from side to side* that means I want to watch Blues Clues.
Mom! *sucks cheeks together and whips head from side to side* did you see that? That means I want to watch Blues Clues!
I envision my son as that child in class who will willingly accept punishment from a teacher as long as his misbehavior results in a great laugh from the class.
And I have no doubt he inherited that gene from his mothers side of the family.
My son, who is 4 years old, behaves like a 3 year old and lives in the body of a 6 year old, has gone from shouting words like “Poop!” and “Toilet butt!” in response to adults asking him questions, to randomly shouting nonsense words. He loves silly sounding, rhyming, nonsense words.
Like “Shaka Chaka!” and “CHEE CHEE CHEE” and most recently “”Fucka Fucka fuck”.
It’s this last one…the discovery of the letter f and the fun rhyming it can do that has me a little on edge.
My son does not know the f word. In fact, my kids are so sheltered from this word that his older sisters hear him say it and don’t even stop to tattle on him. Or gasp as if they secretly heard that word at school and know that it’s bad. Kainoa drops the F bomb all day long in fun and jest and we all just go about our day.
I absolutely do not want to draw attention to it by telling him to stop, because when you tell this boy to stop doing something he does it three-fold. Another trait he picked up from my side of the family.
So I’ve been cringing and waiting for it to fall to the wayside with “Shaka Chaka!” and “CHEE CHEE CHEE”. The problem is that I run a home daycare…and sometimes I take the children out in The Public. And when my 4 year old hops around singing Fucka fucka fuck! other parents raise their eyebrows and shield their children and I am SO embarrassed.
I desperately try to distract my 4 year old son who behaves like he’s three but looks like he’s six. “Kainoa! Did you see this neat train over here?”
“YEAH! Trains!”
“This one’s nice, do you like the red one?”
“Red Fucka fucky!”
See how that doesn’t work right there?
Sigh.
This too will pass right? Why do I have a feeling 30 year old Kainoa will still enjoy chanting this?
hilljean says
Bahahahahahah! Oh man, that is hilarious! Can you please get some of that magic on video???
I can relate to the older-looking kid thing. I’m assuming he’s really tall. My daughter has always looked at least a year or two older than she actually is, and when you’re only three, that’s a problem.
Gigi says
Yes, this too shall pass…..not nearly quick enough for you but it will.
*snort* that is TOO funny!
Kisatrtle says
My son pronounced all T’s as F’s. Fire fucks were his favorite frucks! Parades were nightmares of stares….
Andrea says
Kids have a built in Embarrass Mom and Dad button. Somehow at birth it gets switched on, and no one can quite figure out how to tun it off.
My son went through a bit “what the…?” stage, where he never said the final word but it always seemed implied. It’s likely my fault because I would get out the ‘what the’ before realize there were small children around to hear. I generally don’t say the ‘f’ word, but when you hear ‘what the…’ in public people tend to think he’s about to say it.
Jen says
Oh that is tough. I think you are on the right track ignoring it but it sounds like he is not going to drop it any time soon.
Maybe just become hermits and never leave the house?
HeatherB says
hahahahaha! That is awesome! It sounds as if he REALLY enjoys that rhyme pattern!
Arnebya @whatnowandwhy says
My girls unfortunately know that this is a bad word. Not from home. Gotta love public school. BUT. The boy has trouble prouncing certain letters/words. Feet is peet. Phone is pone. And “tr” in truck comes out fuck (which makes me wonder why words that start with the f sound don’t come out f but he’s got no problem w/this particular f word). When he asks “where’s the truck” it comes out “what the fuck.” My 11 and 8 yr old girls find this hilarious and because they know it’s a bad word, yet somehow cute coming out of the mouth of an unknowing 2 yr old, they encourage it, hiding his trucks so that he runs around the house yelling “what the fuck, what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuck”. I am above this silliness, yet I may or may not have, when my husband asked me to get up and get him more rice at dinner, purposely told the boy to tell daddy “truck that.”
Amy says
This is making me laugh out loud so hard right now! I would totally have used the ‘truck that’ to my advantage!!!!
~Amy
Marie says
You know, maybe today I’ll let myself walk around the house saying “fucka fucka fuck” for no reason at all. It might feel good. :)
tracy@sellabitmum says
Oh my word hilarious. And quite a catchy tune.
May says
Just keeping you humble!
Paula Kiger says
Must. Vlog. Please. Please. Please. Please. pucka pucka puck……
FWAtty says
Okay seriously hilarious!!! My sister when she was 4 (she is 13 years young than me) heard me shout the “F-word” when driving! So she proceeded to shout out the same word–I immediately corrected her that what she heard me say was “Duck”…the next several weeks she would holler out “Duck” in response to most anything!
Sheila@Chinaberry says
Good for you for not making a big deal about this! It sure is the worst when other parents or adults hear it, but if you can stick to your guns he’ll surely latch onto another word. Keeping my fingers crossed that it’s soon!
Kim @ The Family Practice says
Best catch phrase ever!
I’m sure he’ll get over it and someday this will make for a great story at thanksgiving – only, you’ll still be just as embarrassed about it then but he’ll know that its embarrassing :)
Life As Wife says
It is kinda a fun word to say….
Shell says
At least you know it’s just an honest slip.
My 5y/o has started saying “damnit” in proper context. I blame youtube. so you can learn from my mistake: if your child says something like that in public, do NOT ask “WHAT did you just say?”
Scargosun says
When my mom was little she was wading in a pond with her sister and it had a muddy bottom. She started making up things that rhymed with ‘muck’. He sister I believe flipped. So you can understand why my tea came out my nose while reading this. ;)
Lydia says
love love love it. I think you’re right to NOT call attention (you’re such a TEACHER! :)) And who knows, when he’s 30, it’ll probably be his favorite thing to yell at his employees!
PartlySunny says
OMG. This is when you wish someone would invent a soundproof bubble that you could roll kids around in.
When my son was 4, he could only say “f” for “tr,” and he loved to point out trucks. Yeah. . . Now he’s 9, and I recently had a very enlightening, somewhat nail-biting conversation with him about his the arsenal of cuss words he’s amassed. Including the “c word.” Wasn’t what I thought, but I’m sure he’ll learn the real one soon!
I don’t usually like leaving links to my blog (because it makes me feel all pushy and icky), but it’s pretty funny: http://www.partlysunnyblog.com/2011/10/third-grade-lessons-on-c-word.html
Raine says
that is my philosophy – if you dont make it a big deal he wont continue to say it. it seems to be working pretty well. (mine is five)
Marta says
That is hilarious, however I imagine eventually the other kids are all going to start saying it and you’re going to have a pandemic of F bombing children at your house and all the parents might not be thrilled :-). I totally agree that if you tell him to stop, he’d probably do it more (totally reasonable) SO I think you need to come up with new words. New better words that are fun to say. I wish you luck on that one.
Jen {at} take2mommy says
Fucka Fucky is extremely catchy. I just might start saying it…
My son first dropped the F-bomb when he was 2. We were in the back of a church, at my husband’s grandmother’s funeral, when he said (loudly), “Close the f-ing door!” I think he was just repeating something he had heard. But still…
Bridget @ Le. Rheims says
I had a nephew who used to think the “bad word” was Fuckjimmy. Oh yeah. All one word. Poor Jimmy, who this nephew never actually knew, was constantly fucked b/c of one time when a niece said the wrong thing in front of this kid when he was about 2. Just for fun, sometimes he would look you square in the eyes and say, “Fuckjimmy. That’s right, I said fuckjimmy.” He grew out of it after a while, but yes, it raised a bunch of eyebrows until he did.
imperfectmomma says
bahahahaha! This is me and my son right now. He calls fries the “F” word. Makes life in our Christian household very interesting.
Bruna says
How do you stop yourself from laughing when he says that? I think I would burst if any of my daughters chanted the same thing. It IS funny but I can understand getting embarrassed in public. Seriously though? Who cares what other people think. You’re Mama Kat!
Susan says
When I was a kid I would go hang out at my cousin’s house. His name was Chuck. I’d be singing “Chuck Chuck bo buck banana fana fo fuck me mi mo muck Chuccck” and his mother would chase me lol I had no idea why until I got into 4th grade and learned the meaning of the word.
Clare says
How do you always look so good in a hood?! I just look like an adolescent boy in one…
Dionne says
Ya know I am a Christian so I feel pressured (caring too much about what others think too) to not have my children do things like cuss. Well, after being pissed about a dog NOT on a leash scaring my kid and jumping on me with muddy paws…I said, “Get your damn dog.” Whoops!!! So my son told me, “Mom, you want me to shut the damn door?” I was like…awww crap (in my head). I ignored it. Well, when he said it again, I said, “Ya know, mommy shouldn’t say that word and neither should you.” He was like “okay.” He hasn’t repeated it yet. I am usually good about not cursing in general, but man sometimes it comes out when I am really mad. I guess I need to work on it. So saying…”itchy, itchy bitchy” is probably not good, huh? Bahahahah!