The S-Word

A few weeks ago, Keara was rhyming with "duck", going thru every letter of the alphabet: puck, muck, tuck, wuck.  Knowing what was coming, I calmly said, "Let's rhyme with a different sound."  When she asked why, I answered that there is an inappropriate word that rhymes with duck that doesn't bring the Spirit.  From the other room I hear Taryn pipe up with "Yeah, like the time I said the S-word in class!"

WHAT?!!  Excuse me?!  Since I had never heard this story, I asked for more information.  What class?  Class at church.  Hmm...I can just imagine how that scene must have played out. 

However, when I talked to her teacher at church the next Sunday, I discovered that, thankfully, Taryn's version of the S-word is "stupid."  Phew. 

Then, a week later or so, Keara came home from school telling me that Alexa had said the S-word at school.  It bothered Keara so much that she told the principal who told her to make sure she told her teacher on Monday.  I didn't want to draw too much attention to it, but it was so impactful to Keara that she brought it up several times throughout the day.  That night, as I laid down with her to talk about the day, she brought it up again.  So I thought we would work thru it and get over it together.  I asked, "What did the S-word rhyme with?" 

Pause...think...pause..."Fupid!"

I tried very hard to not laugh, but it was hard not to!  Anyone seen "A Christmas Story" when Ralphie's friend gets wallopped because Ralphie tells his mom that he heard that naughty word from his friend, Schwartz?  Yeah, I sure hope Alexa didn't get her hookie whipped for saying the "S-word"!

I'm grateful for the innocence of these girls.  I don't look forward to the day when the real s-word enters their tender ears...