'C' isn't for Cookie Anymore...

I’m really tired of the potty talk. 'Poop' is a word that comes out a lot and I have come to loathe it.

Tonight after soccer, the kids are in the car and they’re playing the “I’m going on a trip” ABC car game. In our game, you can use phrases; you don’t have to use single words. It went something like this:

Some Son: “I’m going on a trip and I’m taking an Apple.”
Next Son: “I’m going on a trip and I’m taking an Apple and a Box of used tissues.”
Next Son: “I’m going on a trip and I’m taking an Apple, a Box of used tissues, and Crap.”

Much laughter from them… I am choosing to ignore it.

Next Son: “I’m going on a trip and I’m taking an Apple, A Box of used tissues, Crap, and Dog Poop.”
Some Son: “You can’t say that. Mom doesn’t like potty talk.”
Another Son: “Yeah, he’s right. You can’t.”
Original Son: “Fine. I’m going on a trip and I’m taking an Apple, a Box of used tissues, Crap and Dog Crap.”
Some Son: “That’s better.”
Me: “Wait. That’s better? I don’t like potty talk, but your entire game is full of ‘crap’?”
A Son: “Yeah. You don’t like that word poop. That is potty talk. But Crap isn’t, so we’ll just say crap all the time.”

Now… I personally think that ‘crap’ sounds WORSE, but I am now both speechless and quietly laughing at this skewed perception.

Another Son: “You know… I think you should make it Dog Crap Diarrhea since Diarrhea starts with D.”

I’m ignoring it still. And the game continues. I continually blocked out the entire game when they got to “Explosive Nuclear Crap.”

BUT… at least it isn’t Potty Talk.