tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post6423103888817986190..comments2023-12-22T00:30:12.836-08:00Comments on merlot mom: S.O.S. - Shit. Oh. Shitmerlotmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383116319057495855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-66125354092149420112008-01-29T13:53:00.000-08:002008-01-29T13:53:00.000-08:00I have really had to learn how not to swear in fro...I have really had to learn how not to swear in front of the wee ones, but I still pop a few choice words out now and again. I am quick to apologize and tell the oldest that Mommy said a bad word and not to repeat it.<BR/><BR/>Two of my friends with older kids have used a dot of liquid soap on the tongue as a punishment for foul language and sassing with great effectiveness.<BR/><BR/>I think sometimes a little old-fashioned wisdom can go a long way.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994053521689652049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-84045646981803902852008-01-29T11:20:00.000-08:002008-01-29T11:20:00.000-08:00We have not had to deal with this...yet. But, I h...We have not had to deal with this...yet. But, I have had to catch myself when I wanted to use a few choice words that I did not want my kids repeating.InTheFastLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691830067979224059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-44735564689285168502008-01-29T09:25:00.000-08:002008-01-29T09:25:00.000-08:00Goddammit! (my personal favorite) has certainly ro...Goddammit! (my personal favorite) has certainly rolled off HRH's tongue more than once. What's worse, it's got my inflection written all over it. No plausible deniability.<BR/><BR/>Funny you should mention the soap because I tried that for the first time this weekend. RC has taken to spitting and was not listening. I squirted a (very) little Fresh Pear Dial Foaming onto my index finger and stuck it in his mouth. He was aghast - and stopped spitting - for now. <BR/><BR/>Try <I>'That makes me angry and sad.'</I> It had some impact for a while. I think everything loses its mojo after a while and you need to learn a new trick. Thus, the soap.Manic Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397835927560496425noreply@blogger.com