It's The Irish In Him
When I picked my son up from preschool today, he had a green painted, glittering paper cereal bowl on his head with a shamrock stapled in the center and a fist full of golden chocolate coins.
As he rattled on about raiding the leprechaun's stash by flashlight, the teacher asked me to step inside for a minute. *gulp*
"I just thought you should know...your son kept trying to tell us that he wanted to bring his toy helicopter to show and tell, but he didn't know where the hell the helicopter was. When we tried to tell him not to use the word hell, he just kept shaking his head and repeating 'I don't know where the hell the helicopter is."
I reassured the teacher that I would speak to him, and cringed all the way out to the car. Where the hell could he have gotten that kind of language?
Then! He said it to me. "Mommy, I wish I could have brought him. I don't know where the Harold Helicopter is."
Aha! We've solved the potty mouth mystery. I'm totally going to demand a retraction, and spend some quality time coaching my son on how to say "Harold."
Comments
Hee.
My roommate's daughter used to pronounce the word freckles (the name of a friend's cat) without the 'r' sound and with more of a 'u' than 'e' sound. And if you would ask "Where's freckles?" She would loudly call for him where ever she happened to be. Several guy frinds of roommate found this to be hilarious.
Posted by: Oliquig | March 16, 2005 12:36 PM
HAHAHA! That's hilarious! Yes, please make sure his record is cleared of all charges. ha!
Posted by: Mel | March 16, 2005 1:04 PM
Literally laughing out loud, here.
Posted by: Busy Mom | March 16, 2005 1:36 PM
What the hell are you teaching that kid?!
Posted by: Lindsey | March 16, 2005 1:44 PM
Hilarious! My two year old daughter likes to sing Ring Around the Rosie. Ashes, Ashes comes out "asses, asses" but at least that *is* what we all fall down on.
Posted by: Jordana | March 16, 2005 1:45 PM
That is one cute leprechaun you have there! Too bad about the potty mouth, but he IS Irish!
Posted by: Tammy | March 16, 2005 2:28 PM
Awww, how cute! He's adorable looking and I'm certainly glad you cleared up the helicopter mystery.
Posted by: Stephanie C. | March 16, 2005 2:48 PM
How cute is that pic? God, don't you hate that sinking feeling you get when the teacher pulls you to the side as you desperately search for the nearest rock to crawl under after she shares your child's latest escapade? And see, he was completely innocent. BTW, don't you just luuuuvvv my new place? You did good.
Posted by: lu | March 16, 2005 2:56 PM
That is TOO FUNNY! You know us Irish - we get started early!! Sometimes with my 4 year old I have to ask him 2 or 3 times what he said, because sometimes I am never quite sure if it was a bad word or something else (although I wouldn't be surprised if he DID say a bad word!)
Posted by: Kathy | March 16, 2005 3:22 PM
Guffaaaawww! Too hilarious!
Thanks Jenny dollin. You've met my giggling needs once again. And now more than ever.
xoxox
Posted by: GraceD | March 16, 2005 10:08 PM
Okay, whomever named the chopper "Harold" should be shot. That's just asking for trouble.
Like Fuggin, the Truck. My kids are always looking for their Fuggin truck.
Posted by: ben | March 17, 2005 6:56 AM
All along you thought you were the culprit and he didn't even know what they were talking about! He just wanted Harold. Sweet little guy.
Yesterday my oldest was saying to my youngest that he's cute. And the little one kept saying I did not toot! I did NOT toot!
Posted by: Pink Sun Drops | March 17, 2005 9:49 AM
That is too funny - make the teacher eat HIS words!
Posted by: squareslant | March 17, 2005 12:08 PM
Hey I LOVE your photo. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. :)
Posted by: ToadyJoe | March 18, 2005 3:46 PM
Cute leprechaun!
Lucky you...solving that mystery so quickly! It took days to figure out that my 18 mo. old was saying "frog" and not "f***". Then I worked for hours a day until he was able to say "froggy" instead...
Posted by: penny | March 18, 2005 4:07 PM