Setting the 'no profanity' rule aside for a moment

Tonight we took Alex to the mall because it was free and because it was, well, FREE.  He played on the chubby plastic turtles, we grabbed a bite of Cold Stone and then took him for a lap around the mall.  We stopped in front of the Mercedes display (this is Silicon Valley, don't ask) so I could throw up in the trash can and I remarked to Dave that the ML350 is really just a glorified station wagon.

As we were driving home, we came across one of those Chrysler Pacifica's and I remarked that it wasn't bad looking.  Dave responded with, "It's a fucking station wagon." 

And then?

Alex proceeded to repeat the phrase "It's a FUCKING station wagon" over and over.  Eventually he dropped the "wagon" part and continued with "That's a fucking station" about fifty times.  Once he even said "That's a fucking station.  RIGHT THERE!" 

We are EXCELLENT parents.  Seriously.  Because our reaction?  Was to laugh our asses off all the way home.

Comments

[Heatherg]

Last night for about 10 minutes, we looked for my sons toy-watergun, which he usually refers to as his "bang-bang", and after the first 5 minutes of endlessly searching,(and getting rather frustrated) we didnt refer to it so lovingly, we realized this because all of the sudden, our 2 year old says:

" Daddy....... you find my DAMN bang-bang yet?"

"mommy.... I dunno where my DAMN bang-bang is"

Than all of the sudden we hear

"Dammit, i get new bang-bang"

All we did too was laugh.
I guess it's part of parenthood,
besides, i think alex was right. Looks like a station wagon to me too!

[Courtney]

Oh goodness, I have a pretty foul mouth on me, and I am just waiting for those publicly humiliating moments to start popping up!

Whee!

[rachel]

You have fucking stations down in California? I thought that was just a Canadian thing. ;-)

[Belinda]

Well, if that Pacifica is the one where you can make everything disappear into the floor, that thing is bleepin' sweet!

And one of Bella's earliest words was "a**hole." Not from hearing it from us, but from a movie on TV. ONCE. Heaven help us.

[jenB]

if it only takes one time, we are fucked around our house.

station wagons indeed.

[Dawn]

Mine would tell everyone that she would "beat their ass"
including that her father "beat Mama's ass"

I had to go into child care and explain to everyone that I wasn't a battered wife, but then again, even if I was, I would deny it to them.

Just to fuck with them.

[Nacho]

Oh...I love the Pacifica!! I truly do. Not that we could afford it, but if I had my choice, a Pacifica would be it. However, my husband HATES it. Says it's "butt-ugly." I know it's really not that bad (he has a way of exaggerating just so I don't argue with him). It's because it's a fucking station wagon. Boys.

[Jen Zug]

My cute baptist mom thinks I have a trucker's mouth and thinks I should tone it down for the sake of 'Ruthie's little ears.' Her concern was that I would be caught in an embarrassing moment where she swore in public.

She's probably right about the toning down thing, but I didn't have the heart to tell her I would laugh my ass off if she swore in public!

On a similar note, I opened a bottle of Fat Tire the other night while Ruthie sat in her booster seat eating a snack, and she started wailing, "I WANT A BEER!" (sobs) "I WANT A BEER!"

Not sure where THAT came from, but we all found it entertaining.

[Julie]

I LOVE MY PACIFICA!

At least he didn't call it a minivan, which is what my motorhead buddies at my former place of employment called it when I told them that we got one. IT'S NOT A FUCKING MINIVAN.

And I said "fucking" for the first time in front of Tacy last night. Thankfully, the only repercussion was a lecture from my child about how Daddy and I shouldn't fight (and we weren't, I swear).

[Lou]

They always repeat what you wish you hadn't said and forget anything of relevance. why is that!!?? As for turning into the devil- I'm right there with ya on that one! My Maggie was an angel child untik she hit teething - now YIKES!