A new four-letter word

G and I really, really need to start watching our language.

Last night, after a lovely, spontaneous dinner out, we got home and it was time for P's bath. Well, she prefers a shower, really, which is just fine for all of us. I was telling her to get upstairs and stop playing around downstairs; it was almost 8:00 and we aim for an 8:00 in-bed deadline. She was dawdling and playing with her dolls and fiddle-farting around and after I asked her two or three times, she said "I'm going up there in a minute; don't give me any shit. "

I just about fell over. It's not the swearing, which, yes, yes, is horrible and I am a bad parent for ever swearing around her, etc etc but the fact that she's swearing and using it in proper context is both horrible and fascinating.

Then, to make sure I heard her, as she was heading up the stairs, she re-emphasized "Don't give me any stupid shit!"

Ok then!

This weekend she also dropped the f-bomb a couple of times. Again, horrible; but it was properly used. Hilarious. It's so hard not to laugh and give her any indication that she's stunned me or G: we don't want her to think that this is ok.... but, damn.

I mean: DARN!