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A couple weeks ago we were sitting around the table eating and laughing when one of my older children said a word that stunned my wife and me. It just hung in the air like a vulgar cloud. We glanced at each other and by the innocent look on our child’s face, we knew he had no idea what the word meant.
Later my wife and I talked about it, wondering if we should bring the word to his attention so he wouldn’t say it again in public. That’s the thing about some of the words our children sometimes say (or most assuredly WILL say), they just don’t have the same grid as a 40-year-old does. They hear words … that are just words. Sometimes I think we freak out and explain too much and get angry when we just need to sit still and remain quiet.
So there are times when we should remain calm and assess, and there are times when we need to say something. It’s okay to say, “They may talk that way, but we don’t talk that way EVER!” Sometimes you’ll even have to dole out some chastisement to deal with habitual offenders.
Here’s the deal about some of those bad words … they might have LEARNED THEM FROM US!!! Sometimes, we let them slip in moments of frustration or during homeschooling. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t correct our children, but if we want them to grow up NOT saying those words then we better stop saying them ourselves.
You can say, “Do as I say, not as I do,” but they WILL DO what you do, regardless of what you say.
So to boil it all down … don’t freak out, deal with the real issues, examine your own words, and …
Be real,
Todd
P.S. We just made an awesome Easter story(audio MP3) available on our website. It’s the story of Malchus, the servant who got his ear lopped off by Peter. It’s a powerful story with an eternal message … and it’s available for your family in time for Easter. It’s super easy to download for your whole family to enjoy. Get it here.
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