Juice Box Jungle wanted to know if I was offended by this video about having a potty mouth, if I could relate, did I laugh, or did I grind my teeth the entire time. I was a little surprised about how OUT THERE the video was- I wasn’t expecting such a dramatic potty mouth- a little slip up maybe, but f-bombs?! Evenflo really took a chance with this one! I’ve included the link above for those who want to check it out, but didn’t post the video here so as not to offend anyone.
I cringed AND laughed a little at the video and I could relate to an extent. We definitely watch what we say around our children and dropping the F-word just isn’t something that would happen accidentally or on purpose at our house. We are much more likely to bite our tongue after letting the word “jerk” slip. In any case, there are just certain words you don’t want to hear come out of your toddler’s mouth. I was shocked one day when I heard my three year old utter the words “stupid idiot”. I was only slightly relieved when I realized it wasn’t ME he learned it from. I was however, extremely disappointed when I realized where he DID pick it up from- the movie Toy Story. A DISNEY movie for goodness sakes! What is the world coming to?! LOL. We’ve had several talks about how we don’t use the word “stupid” in our family and when I let it slip, he makes sure to let me know- “Mommy, we don’t say stupid. That is not a nice word”.
As our kids get older we really have to watch which conversations we have or which television shows we watch in front of them. They pick up on EVERYTHING! Sometimes it’s hard to remember that little ears are always listening and that it’s best to teach by example. This video was a great reminder of that!
Evenflo has just released the Momentum 65 DLX Convertible Car Seat, with features that help make safety, installation and use as easy as possible for parents. It looks really comfortable! Evenflo andJuiceBoxJungle sponsored me to write this post.
