it’s getting harder

Mom was changing Regine’s diaper, when she accidentally knocked over the bowl of cotton wipes, spilling water all over the floor.

Mom : “Fuck!”

Yes, my mom cusses. A lot.

Me : “Mom!! You shouldn’t use that kind of language in front of Regine! Kanneh!”

I guess we’re still not used to the fact that there’s now a kid looking up to us as role models around the house. This has got to stop, man.

I don’t really care if my little girl’s going to learn those expletives later in her adult life. It’s just, I wanted her first spoken word to be something worth remembering, something beautiful, like maybe -

“daddy/mommy you’re the greatest person on Earth”

or perhaps

“daddy/mommy don’t worry I’ll repay back the money you spent on my insurance, healthcare and milk powder when I grow up someday, then i’m gonna buy both of you a villa, and an all year round expense to travel all over the world”.

or simply,

“Michael, Emily, you rawk!”

Not “Fuck”, “Cheebye” or anything the like of it… It’ll be disastrous. Hell.

I think I may need to abstain from cussing from now on, at least until she’s old enough to differentiate between right and wrong…

Do you people cuss in front of your kids? BEHIND your kids? Do you people even cuss at all? (email me if you want to answer that)
Oh god. It’s getting harder to be a parent.

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