“Stupid!” … was one of the forbidden words Clarisse uttered recently. One night, while tucking her in, she said it. For the very first time and repeatedly do say despite me scolding her. She sensed I’m clearly annoyed and irritated by that word so she thought it was fun. I told her very sternly never to say or call someone ‘stupid’ coz it’s not very nice.

But I do wonder if she understands at all what I’m trying to tell her.

My husband and I are now very careful with our conversations. Constantly reminding ourselves not to let slip words or phrases Clarisse should never learn about. At least not at such a young age.

Curious to know where she picked that word up. I asked her “Who said stupid?” and Clarisse said …

My dad! *Sigh*

No matter how careful my husband and I are with our words, we have to bear with the fact that our kids can pick them up literally everywhere else.