Mocking Bird

It is becoming more and more apparent the importance of watching what you say in the company of the young ones. The other day Jacob pulled a duck shaped soap dispenser off the bathroom sink. I looked out from the shower and saw what he was doing and told him to put it back. He dropped it and it broke, spilling out soap all over the bathroom floor. I said "Damn-it Jacob, that's why we leave things alone." Not the best choice of words, I know.

Fast forward, the other night we were driving around town and had decided to stop and see the police cars at the jail. I was talking to Gail and Jacob and not paying attention and missed our turn. Jacob pointed and whined at me missing the turn and Gail said "It's OK J, daddy just missed the turn. We are going back". "Damn-it," Jacob says. We did what we could to not laugh and to not make a big deal about it in the hopes he would not continue to say it. But hey, at least he used the word in the right context.