Little Ears Hear EVERYTHING

I would like to think that I do a pretty good job of refraining from saying bad language when Cameron is around. Well, I actually try not to say or talk about anything that I don't want him to hear because he hears EVERYTHING. I am constantly telling Cory to be careful of what he says because Cameron is always listening. I'm pretty sure Cory always thought I was crazy but he is starting to realize that I just might know what I'm talking about. It doesn't matter if we are in separate rooms, Cameron often comments on what he is hearing from the other room. He does this frequently when I'm talking on the phone and telling a story to one of the grandparents about him. Apparently, I don't always get the story just right so of course he must correct me and that is fine.

Now, like I said before, I think I do a pretty good job of controlling myself from saying any bad words but I must admit that they do slip out from time to time. Cory has a little more difficulty but he is definitely much, much better than he used to be. This leads me to a story from the other morning before I took Cameron to school. Cory had to leave a little early for work so he was already gone, Cameron was ready for school and I was just getting Cadence ready to go. I was in Cadence's room and Cameron was standing in the doorway and all of a sudden I hear him say, "Shit." I wasn't sure if I heard him correctly so I of course asked him what he said. He replied with, "I said shit." I asked, "Why did you say that?" He shrugs his shoulders and says, "I don't know." I'm pretty sure he just said it to see what type of reaction that he would get from me. All I said in return was, "Well, that's not a nice word so please don't say it again or I will have to wash your mouth out with soap." In true Cameron/kid fashion he responds with, "OK, I promise I won't say shit again." I try not to laugh and tell him, "Cameron, you just said it again, please don't." And of course I get the same response again, "Sorry Mommy, I won't say shit again." At this point, I just shake my head and tell him to get his coat and boots on so that I can take him to school.

So, of course at suppertime, I figured I would tell Cory that Cameron had said a bad word that morning before school. Cameron was sitting at the kitchen table with us and he just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sorry." I reminded him that if he says bad words that I'd wash his mouth out with soap. Part of me was doing this so that Cameron would know that Cory and I are on the same page about all of this and the other part of me was wondering what he might say. When I got up from the table of course Cory had to ask Cameron what he had said that morning. I warned Cameron he better not say it again but he just stared at me and turned to his father and said, "I said shit." As much as we don't want our son talking this way, it still took everything in us not to laugh. Anyway, we haven't heard anymore bad words come out of Cameron's mouth since then but I'm sure it will happen again. You know, maybe he didn't hear this at home after all, maybe it was at school! You just never know what other kids are saying on the playground ;)