So The Governor has added a new vice to his already lengthy list: calling everyone a "butt." Sometimes he hyphenates, as in "You're a frog-butt." Most often I simply hear, "You butt!"
I have explained a few times that his new favorite word is unacceptable and that I do not want to hear him use it. This lecture is usually met with a drooping bottom lip, downcast eyes, and a mournful, "I should not say 'butt'." Immediately following that little act of contrition, he grins and says, "You're a butt!"
Today we tried a new tactic. Whenever he said 'butt,' I removed him from his current, happy circumstances. He said it while swinging; he got removed from the swing. He said it while playing with a puzzle. The puzzle went away. He said it to Grandma. After he apologized, we left Grandma's house.
At the rate he's going, there will be no where left to remove him to; he'll be rotating between the crib, highchair, and bathtub. I expect to re-introduce him to society at age five.
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Note to Cousin Jen: Expect young Adam to pick up a lot of new information when he comes to visit!
Posted by Cathy at May 6, 2004 11:42 PMI like the approach! Rehab well before the prison years. Should work.
Kids do say the darnedest things. I think I'll have to post on what the 9yo someday-stepson had to say in response to my demand that he brush his teeth three times a day.
Posted by: maura at May 8, 2004 01:37 PM