Six-year-old boys have an interesting vocabulary. I try to understand what they are saying, but I spend a lot of time just nodding in agreement because the words coming out of their mouths don’t make any sense. I realize nodding and agreeing with them is going to bite me in the arse one of these days. But, right now there are just too many words coming at me all day to bother trying to figure out their meaning.
Like today, Jackson yelled at me from the back of the minivan, “HEY MOM! Hey Mom, you know what?”
“What?”
“Buttholes are awesome.”
What am I supposed to say to that? Yes? No? I mean, that would be lying wouldn’t it? Where would we all be without buttholes? The kid might be nonsensical, but he’s not incorrect.
He was helping take out the recyclables tonight and said, “hey Mom, see how I’ve got stuff in my stuff?”
“That’s nice, Jackson.”
“No. Look, I have stuff in this one and inside of this one and stuff in my other hand. I have lots of stuff in my stuff.”
I’ve got stuff in my stuff too, kid. But my stuff is red and made from grapes.
Yesterday, before dinner he came up to me and said, “WhatsfordinnercanIhavecandyI’mjustkidding. Can I have a cookieIwuvyoumommy.”
“I love you too.”
FYI, he asks what’s for dinner 17 times a day. I wish he could read better so I could just point to the menu on the refrigerator.
Lucky for me he isn’t cursing. Not much anyway. He and Reese recently started using the word friggin’. Once I told them it was a “bad word” they stopped. They seem to be pretty aware of which words are “bad.” At least aware enough not to say them in front of me.
I guess that’s why today when he and John were chasing each other around the house he got angry and yelled at his biggest brother, “John! I’m mad at you!”
His unconcerned brother replied, “Ok.”
Jackson said, “Well…I hate you…I hate you and all the bad words!”
At least he didn’t tell him to eff off, right?
Hahaha! You’re doing great raising them B!
Love these two and John!! 
“I hate you and all the bad words” is totally my new go-to phrase.
Maybe they’ll learn to say . That would be fun.
I love it! and all the bad words!
my son told me he had a fart trapped in his butt… silly kids
Hahaha! Precious, just precious…and all the good words!
I cannot WAIT to visit.
I remember when stupid was a bad word! Cute post
hahaha
You know, my 8 and 9 year old girls say things just to shock me. So, I’m used to this. My 9-year-old has been known to bring up boobies or her 16-year-old’s “becoming a woman” issues to to watch my head explode like that scene in the movie scanners.
I heart Jackson.
—Buttholes!
Boys are SOOooooo utterly Gross! Xx
Jackson kept me in stitches when I was there. He not only floors you with his remarks but his elocution of these remarks is perfect. That warms my heart lol. Reese, on the other hand, expresses himself in gestures
. The whole group of them, all four, could be a comedy tv show on their own. Love it!!
You post a menu on the refrigerator?! What the “mother of all bad words” is that?