What Did You Just Say?!

Today my 4 year old daughter said “Oh shit!” It flowed out of her mouth like she truly meant it. I think she did mean it. It was promptly used in context when she realized the door she intended to go through was locked. Suprisingly, I was not completely shocked by the word that had just come out of my little girl's mouth. She's used it before. Though, this was the first time my ears were exposed to it.

Over the weekend she spent some time with my sister. Soon after my husband and I left her, I recieved a text message from my sister. She
informed me that Gabriela just said, “Oh shit!” Apparently she said it three times in a row! According to my sister, Gabriela was pulling apart a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and it got a little messy. That's when she chose to express her frustration with, “Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!” After my husband and I giggled about it, we wondered where she might have heard it.

Between the weekend outburst and today's incident, I don't know what to think. I've been wracking my brain all day trying to figure it out. Did she learn it from a T.V show? I certainly hope not! Maybe she overheard her big brother use the phrase. No, he would never say that. Maybe the radio? I'm at a loss. Where did she learn that word?!

My husband and I tried asking her where she heard it. We were hopeful she'd rise above her four year old mentality and come clean to us. After all, she's been using such a grown up vocabulary these days. But to our dismay, all she could tell us is, “I don't know.” THEN it happened…..

It happened as we drove home from a Costco trip this evening. You can rarely leave Costco without grabbing a hotdog or a pizza to go. My husband was driving and asked for a slice of the pizza. Being the accommodating wife that I am (at least I try to be!), I opened the steamy box and proceeded to pull out a slice. “Oh shit! It's hot!” Yes, I do believe I may be the culprit.

And the Mother Of The Year Award goes to…..Maybe I should start one of those jars that I have to deposit a quarter to every time I say s#*%. Oops!