Great stories...and kids TO manage to find lots of ways to horrify and embarrass us.


When my daughter was about 8 or so she decided she would try out the new word she had learned at school.

She ALSO KNEW that it was a bad word because the kids had told her so...

so she tried this IN PUBLIC, while we were dining in McDonalds.

Knowing it was a bad word and that she'd likely get a quick swat on the fanny for saying it she decided to temper her word with OTHER words even LOUDER than the naughty word.


Her little public test of our parenting skills went like this.


"Mom! What the FUCK is on this hamburger...AND AIIEEEE DON'T HIT ME!"

The "DON'T HIT ME" reverberated through the booths of McDonalds and the place became very quiet.

At that moment, we really DID want to smack that little child into oblivion! It was soooooooooooo embarrassing but she knew JUST what to say to make us look like evil EVIL parents.

Yeah, it's funny NOW..but at the time all we wanted to do was slink away (AFTER smacking her of course) and never return.

LOL LOL LOL