When laughter meets parenting: The day my child swore

SO FULL confession time - my child said his first bad word the other day. And guys... I laughed.

- TRACY-LYNN RUITERS

I know, I know. I'm not supposed to. I’m the adult. The responsible one. The example. But let me set the scene...

We're just going about our day, nothing out of the ordinary, when my son casually responds to me asking how his day was:

“Mommy, today I got k*k sore when I fell.”

(For those who do not understand k*k is equivalent to the word crap) anyways...The sentence. The delivery. The timing. I couldn’t help it-I burst out laughing.

To all the members of the Judging Brigade warming up your fingers to type “But you shouldn’t laugh!”, please... I already know. But in that moment, it was the perfect storm of comedy and shock. His tiny voice saying such a big word — in context, mind you — it caught me completely off guard.