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I don't know what's more distressing to me as a parent....those moments when you learn your kid has picked up a new foul word or the moment when you realize their spelling skills are a bit on the shaky side. So yesterday I heard Jay, ahem. correcting the boys on some matter. I decided to hide out in the camper; I get tired of conflict resolution, how about you? (And trust me...when you're living in a 27' camper, opportunities abound.) Later I asked Daniel what the brouhaha was all about. He leaned toward me and in a conspiratorial whisper said, "Caleb used the other "h" word." Oh now what. Daniel watched my expression. I puzzled and tried to recall every word from middle school. The first "h" word was easy to figure. So I asked for the mysterious word.. His voice dropped again. "H-O-O-R." I experience once again a split personality moment...something not uncommon on my parenting journey. I wanted to howl with laughter...and reel with disgust over this horrid word....and anger over our polluted society. I asked where this word was used. Caleb heard it at a friend's house. And his buddy's big brother was playing a song that used the word. Isn't that lovely? What oh what is a mother to do? I corrected his spelling, yes, he will unfortunately encounter that word again. And then we talked about the meaning of it and about the living, breathing, human beings that are trapped in a lifestyle of violence and shame. That's quite a lesson to pack right behind a tutorial about silent consonants. |
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